Laparoscopic Excision of a Urachal Cyst Containing Large Stones in an Adult.
10.3349/ymj.2008.49.5.869
- Author:
Ill Young SEO
1
;
Dong Youp HAN
;
Sang Jin OH
;
Joung Sik RIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Institution of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. seraph@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Urachal cyst;
stone;
laparoscopy
- MeSH:
Humans;
*Laparoscopy;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Urachal Cyst/pathology/radiography/*surgery;
Urinary Bladder Calculi/pathology/radiography/*surgery
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2008;49(5):869-871
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Stone-containing urachal cysts are extremely rare in adults. Here, we report the case of a 58-year-old man with a urachal cyst who had lower abdominal pain and urinary frequency. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography showed hyperdense stones in the urachus. He was treated with a laparoscopic excision using a transperitoneal approach. The pathological diagnosis was an inflammed urachal cyst. This rare case illustrates an inflammed urachal cyst containing stones treated with laparoscopy.
