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Urachal fistula

Known as: Fistula of urachus, Urachus fistula 
Persistence of the urachal canal with drainage of urine from the bladder through the persistent allantois canal to the umbilicus. [Eurenomics:ewuehl]
National Institutes of Health

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Persistent embryonic structurePersistent umbilical sinusUrachus

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Infected Urachal Cyst Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Introduction: In an era of ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT), urachal remnants have been detected with increasing… 
2011
2011
Laparoscopic Resection of Urachal Fistula
Purpose Persisting urachal fistula is a rare condition in adults. Methods Data and outcome in 29 patients who were surgically… 
2010
2010
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery as an option for the laparoscopic resection of an urachal fistula: first description of the surgical technique
BackgroundPersistent urachal sinuses or fistulas are rare but may potentially cause various symptoms and lead to repeated… 
2008
2008
Urachus Fistula : A Rare First Presentation of Diverticulitis
Urachus fistulas are rare, especially in adulthood. In grown-ups urachus fistulas are usually a reflection of Crohn’s disease. We… 
2006
2006
Cholecysto-urachal fistula
The urachus is an embryonic remnant that connects the primitive bladder to the allantois. Multiple urachal anomalies have been… 
2003
2003
Prenatally diagnosed ruptured vesico-allantoic cyst presenting as patent urachus at birth.
Incomplete obliteration of the vesico-allantoic lumen results in a wide spectrum of urachal anomalies. We report 2 cases of… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
[A case of a urachal fistula].
The authors report a case of urachal fistula diagnosed after repeated omphalitis, this disease was associated with coronal… 
1996
1996
Laparoscopic excision of an umbilical urachus fistula
Summary. We report on a 24-year-old female patient with a chronic secretion from an umbilical fistula. We describe the… 
1985
1985
Ultrasound diagnosis of carcinoma of the urachus.
In a 48-year-old man with dysuria and microscopic haematuria, pyelography, cystoscopy and bimanual bladder palpation showed no… 
1960
1960
[A case of bifurcated urachus fistula].
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