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Urachal Cyst in the Adult: Ultrasound Diagnosis

Urachal Cyst in the Adult: Ultrasound Diagnosis J.-F. Bouvier, E. Pascaud, F. Mailhes, J.-L. Pascaud, P. Hummel, and J. Rousseau Although 1 in 5,000 autopsies in children reveal urachal this is an infrequent problem in adults. Our review of the radiological literature revealed three reports of urachal cysts in adulthood: one ultrasound3 and two computed tomographic detection^.^ Other radiological evaluations of urachal anomalies are reported: one urachal cyst in a n infant5 and one urachal carcinoma6 have been identified with ultrasound; two urachal carcinomas' have also been detected by computed tomography. We recently discovered a case of urachal cyst in a woman referred for a vague abdominal pain which was diagnosed as a result of a n ultrasound examination. CASE REPORT A 36-year-old woman (gravida 3, para 3, abortus 0) was admitted for sonographic evaluation of a right-sided abdominal pain below the umbilicus which had been present for several months. She had been treated for several infectious cystic diseases and renal calculus 3 months prior to admission. She had had tuberculosis infection as a child. She had no other symptom related to the gastro-intestinal or genito-urinary tract, but she was febrile with a temperature of 38.5"C. There is no history of trauma. Physical examination demonstrated http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Ultrasound Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 1984 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0091-2751
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1097-0096
DOI
10.1002/jcu.1870120113
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Abstract

J.-F. Bouvier, E. Pascaud, F. Mailhes, J.-L. Pascaud, P. Hummel, and J. Rousseau Although 1 in 5,000 autopsies in children reveal urachal this is an infrequent problem in adults. Our review of the radiological literature revealed three reports of urachal cysts in adulthood: one ultrasound3 and two computed tomographic detection^.^ Other radiological evaluations of urachal anomalies are reported: one urachal cyst in a n infant5 and one urachal carcinoma6 have been identified with ultrasound; two urachal carcinomas' have also been detected by computed tomography. We recently discovered a case of urachal cyst in a woman referred for a vague abdominal pain which was diagnosed as a result of a n ultrasound examination. CASE REPORT A 36-year-old woman (gravida 3, para 3, abortus 0) was admitted for sonographic evaluation of a right-sided abdominal pain below the umbilicus which had been present for several months. She had been treated for several infectious cystic diseases and renal calculus 3 months prior to admission. She had had tuberculosis infection as a child. She had no other symptom related to the gastro-intestinal or genito-urinary tract, but she was febrile with a temperature of 38.5"C. There is no history of trauma. Physical examination demonstrated

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Journal of Clinical UltrasoundWiley

Published: Jan 1, 1984

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