Patent urachus and bladder outflow obstruction-chance or consequence? A study of a cohort of patients with complete patent urachus presenting to a tertiary urological center and a review of literature

• Main Authors: Heba Taher (Author), Sharmila Ramnarine (Author), Naima Smeulders (Author), Divyesh Desai (Author), Imran Mushtaq (Author), Peter Cuckow (Author), Abraham Cherian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To explore the association between patent urachus and bladder outflow obstruction (BOO). A retrospective review of patient records over a 35-year period (1983-2018) with complete patent urachus was performed. Antenatal ultrasound findings were noted, and postnatal investigations...