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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-03-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547619843836 |