Urachal Cyst Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound

Irreducible umbilical swelling in infants is considered a surgical emergency because a delay in surgical intervention for an incarcerated umbilical hernia can lead to bowel ischemia and necrosis. We report two patients who presented to a pediatric emergency department with history and symptoms of ir...

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Main Authors:	Vigil James, Jade Seguin, Charisse W. Kwan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-10-01
Series:	Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:	https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1nt223w0

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spelling	doaj-6f94f3c681bb42b499202b1c0925aac22020-11-24T21:04:08ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2017-10-011410.5811/cpcem.2017.9.34905cpcem-01-374Urachal Cyst Diagnosed by Point-of-care UltrasoundVigil James0Jade Seguin1Charisse W. Kwan2University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Toronto, CanadaMcGill University, The Montreal Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency MedicineUniversity of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Toronto, CanadaIrreducible umbilical swelling in infants is considered a surgical emergency because a delay in surgical intervention for an incarcerated umbilical hernia can lead to bowel ischemia and necrosis. We report two patients who presented to a pediatric emergency department with history and symptoms of irreducible umbilical mass suggestive of umbilical hernia. Point-of-care ultrasound was used at the bedside to demonstrate the presence of urachal cyst remnants and accurately guided the care of these children.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1nt223w0
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title	Urachal Cyst Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound
title_short	Urachal Cyst Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound
title_full	Urachal Cyst Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound
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publishDate	2017-10-01
description	Irreducible umbilical swelling in infants is considered a surgical emergency because a delay in surgical intervention for an incarcerated umbilical hernia can lead to bowel ischemia and necrosis. We report two patients who presented to a pediatric emergency department with history and symptoms of irreducible umbilical mass suggestive of umbilical hernia. Point-of-care ultrasound was used at the bedside to demonstrate the presence of urachal cyst remnants and accurately guided the care of these children.
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Urachal Cyst Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound

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