To excise or not to excise infected urachal cysts: A case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Shadwa Hassan, DO (Author), June Koshy, MD (Author), Richard Sidlow, MD (Author), Hadassa Leader, MD (Author), Mark Horowitz, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Urachal anomalies, and urachal cysts in particular, are common congenital anomalies that can remain asymptomatic throughout a lifetime or rarely cause life threatening illness if infected. We present a case of a complicated infected urachal cyst and review the literature on its work up and managemen...