A CASE REPORT OF AN INFECTIVE URACHAL CYST IN ADULT

Dr. Pranjal Anil Banthia, Dr. Hitendra K Desai, Dr. Purvesh Doshi

Abstract


INTRODUCTION
The urachus is a remnant of a channel between the bladder
and the umbilicus where urine initially drains in the foetus
st during the 1 trimester of pregnancy.
th Urachus usually seals off and obliterates around the 12 week
of gestation and all that is left is a small brous cord between
the bladder and umbilicus called the median umbilical
ligament.
Diagnosis of a persistent urachus/urachal cyst remains
challenging due to the rarity of this lesion and the nonspecic
nature of its symptomatology.


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