An infected urachal cyst

Bhavna L Gami; S Biswas

doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-007105

An infected urachal cyst

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Feb 21:2013:bcr2012007105. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007105.

Authors

Bhavna L Gami¹, S Biswas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK. b.gami@imperial.ac.uk

Abstract

Urachal cysts present very uncommonly in adults. We describe a 25-year-old man who attended with a discharging umbilical swelling and pain. Ultrasonography and CT scan demonstrated an infected urachal cyst which, following cystoscopy, was excised without complication.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cystoscopy
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Urachal Cyst / complications
Urachal Cyst / diagnosis*
Urachal Cyst / surgery
Urinary Tract Infections / complications
Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis*
Urinary Tract Infections / surgery
Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / methods