A case of Patent Urachus.
- Author:
Mun Soo KANG
1
;
Sung Won LEE
;
Jung Soo OH
;
Myung Kook SHIN
;
Dong Myung SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Seoul, Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
urachus;
bladder
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Parturition;
Red Cross;
Seoul;
Umbilicus;
Urachus*;
Urinary Bladder
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1989;30(2):262-265
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The patent urachus is the failure of complete urachal lumen closure results in a free communication between the bladder and the umbilicus. The urachus remains patent and urine leaks from the umbilicus. A 53 day old female infant was admitted to Seoul Red Cross Hospital due to urine leakage accompanied by varing purulent discharge from the enlarged protruding umbilicus, measuring 2 Cm x 2 Cm x 2 Cm, since birth. The fistulogram showed a long fistulous tract communicate with bladder and umbilicus. After complete resection of the urachus and umbilicus with a bladder cuff, the patient had no urine leakage from umbilicus. We report a case of patent urachus with some literature.
