Laparoscopic excision of a urachal cyst containing large stones in an adult

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 laparosc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Yonsei medical journal 2008, 49(5), , pp.869-871
Hauptverfasser: Seo, Ill Young, Han, Dong Youp, Oh, Sang Jin, Rim, Joung Sik
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0513-5796
1976-2437
DOI:10.3349/ymj.2008.49.5.869