Infected and Ruptured Urachal Cyst Causing Peritonitis
- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in European Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Vol. 39 (04) , 267-268
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1044224
Abstract
Urachal cysts are rare and usually as asymptomatic until they become infected. The route the infection follows is uncertain. A very unusual case is reported of a newborn female afflicted with a posteriorly ruptured urachal cyst causing incapsulated peritonitis, in which we obtained a visualization of the cyst during fistulographyKeywords
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