Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis

Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis

The urachus is a vestigial structure of the allantois and cloaca. It involutes as fetal development progresses to become a fibrous cord, which courses between the umbilicus and bladder dome within the retropubic space. Infection occasionally occurs in patients with congenital patent urachus. Here, w...

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Main Authors: Siu W Lam, Philip VM Linsen, Otto E Elgersma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-03-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547619843836
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spelling doaj-b46a3d08e448415db903f82c70df279d2020-11-25T03:16:34ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports1179-54762019-03-011210.1177/1179547619843836Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the DiagnosisSiu W Lam0Philip VM Linsen1Otto E Elgersma2Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Radiology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Radiology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The NetherlandsThe urachus is a vestigial structure of the allantois and cloaca. It involutes as fetal development progresses to become a fibrous cord, which courses between the umbilicus and bladder dome within the retropubic space. Infection occasionally occurs in patients with congenital patent urachus. Here, we report a patient with infection of a previously closed urachal tract presenting as an abdominal mass. This has rarely been described in the literature. Current knowledge on imaging findings to the diagnosis is discussed.https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547619843836
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Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis
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title Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis
title_short Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis
title_full Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis
title_fullStr Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis
title_full_unstemmed Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis
title_sort infection of previously closed urachus mimicking malignancy: a case report and literature review of radiological findings to the diagnosis
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series Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
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publishDate 2019-03-01
description The urachus is a vestigial structure of the allantois and cloaca. It involutes as fetal development progresses to become a fibrous cord, which courses between the umbilicus and bladder dome within the retropubic space. Infection occasionally occurs in patients with congenital patent urachus. Here, we report a patient with infection of a previously closed urachal tract presenting as an abdominal mass. This has rarely been described in the literature. Current knowledge on imaging findings to the diagnosis is discussed.
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