Infected and Ruptured Urachal Cyst Causing Peritonitis
Abstract Urachal cysts are rare and usually 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 visualiza...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | European journal of pediatric surgery 1984-08, Vol.39 (4), p.267-268 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Abstract
Urachal cysts are rare and usually 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 fistulography. |
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| ISSN: | 0939-7248 1439-359X |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2008-1044224 |