Unique Presentation of Urachal Cyst Disease: Incidental Finding to Complicated Infection

نویسندگان

  • Seong K. Lee
  • Chauniqua Kiffin
  • Rafael Sanchez
  • Eddy Carrillo
  • Andrew Rosenthal
چکیده

Urachal remnant disease is uncommon in adults and can present with symptoms ranging from drainage near the umbilicus to a severe abdominal infection. Most cases are referred for treatment once diagnosed either clinically or radiographically with ultrasound or computerized tomography. We present a unique case of an infected urachal cyst visualized on a series of CT scans in an adult patient with abdominal pain over a period of years.

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دوره 2013  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2013