INFECTED URACHAL CYST - A RARE CASE REPORT

Autor: Rajashekar K. A, Karthik B, Gopalakrishna K H
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 3:11457-11462
ISSN: 2278-4802
2278-4748
Popis: An infected urachal cyst is one among the spectrum of presentations of urachal pathology, which are rare in adulthood. It occurs in a 2: 1 male to female ratio with an incidence of about 2% in adults. Patients with infected urachal cysts can present with a wide range of symptoms, most commonly abdominal pain, fever, umbilical discharge and the feeling of a midline mass Treatment is initiated with intravenous antibiotics followed by complete excision of the umbilicovesical tract including a cuff of bladder.
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