Complicated urachal cyst in two pediatric patients: a case report [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2023 Background A urachal cyst has a rare incidence that has been reported as 1/5,000 live birth. Case presentation We report two patients with a complicated urachal cyst, a 5-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal ...
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Intravesical urachal cyst masquerading as a bladder malignancy: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Urinary bladder masses in children are extremely rare. Certain benign conditions (e.g., ureterocele) can mimic malignant bladder masses. In this report, we present a unique case of a urachal cyst masquerading as a bladder malignancy.
Zahra Alyusuf +4 more
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Infected Urachal Cyst Masquerading as Acute Appendicitis on Point-of-care Ultrasound [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2022 CASE PRESENTATION: A seven-year-old male presented to the pediatric emergency department with one day of abdominal pain. His physical exam was significant for rebound, guarding, and tenderness in the right lower quadrant, and his labs demonstrated a ...
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Infected urachal cyst in an adult: A case report [PDF]
Urology Case Reports, 2019 The urachus is an embryologic remnant which degenerates after the birth. An infected urachal cyst is one of a spectrum of presentations of urachal pathology, all of which are rare in adulthood. Infected urachal cyst is a rare pathology in adult women and
Kheireddine Mrad Daly +5 more
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Infected Urachal Cyst Mimicking Urachal Carcinoma: A Rare Cause of Lower Abdominal Tenderness [PDF]
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2023 Teaching Point: Infected urachal cysts are a rare cause of abdominal complaints and can be accurately diagnosed by abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography (CT).
Sami Marzouki +2 more
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Case report: Fistula formation of a urachal cyst 6 years after prostatectomy [PDF]
Urology Case ReportsUrachal cysts can be a diagnostic dilemma, because determining whether the cyst is malignant can be difficult. As a result, the best treatment is not always obvious.
Anton M.F. Kalsbeek +4 more
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Small bowel obstruction from urachal cyst abscess: a diagnostic challenge easily confused with invasive urachal cancer—A case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsOverview Urachal cysts, though rare, can become infected or undergo malignant transformation. A rare case of small bowel obstruction caused by an infected urachal cyst is presented, which can be misdiagnosed as invasive urachal cancer.
Tung Minh Ly +3 more
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An Unusual Case of Meckel Diverticulitis Misdiagnosed as an Infected Urachal Cyst [PDF]
Medicina, 2021 Introduction: Meckel’s diverticulum (MD), a remnant of the omphaloenteric duct, is among the most frequent intestinal malformations. Another embryonic vestige is the urachus, which obliterates, becoming the median umbilical ligament; the failure of this ...
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A large urachal cyst presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms and a falsely elevated post-void residual on bladder scan [PDF]
Urology Case ReportsThe urachus is an embryologic remnant that connects the bladder to the umbilicus and typically obliterates during gestation. Urachal cysts are one of the most common congenital urachal anomalies.
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Case Report: Intravesical and extravesical urachal cyst in children with lower abdominal pain and hematuria [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBladder urachal cysts in children are a rare form of urachal abnormality. In this paper, we present a case of atypical imaging that presented with lower abdominal pain accompanied by hematuria, resulting in the formation of both internal and external ...
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