Abstract
We report an infant who presented with a discharging single-lumen, tubular, and mucosa-lined
umbilical mass and a large central abdominal mass, inferior to the umbilicus. At operation,
the mass was discovered to be a prolapsed, open, and inflamed urachal sinus leading
to a pyourachus. Primary total excision from dome of the bladder to the umbilicus
led to smooth recovery with excellent results.
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Publication history
Accepted:
December 5,
2012
Received in revised form:
November 27,
2012
Received:
August 9,
2012
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