Urachus Fistula: A Rare First Presentation of Diverticulitis

Urachus fistulas are rare, especially in adulthood. In grown-ups urachus fistulas are usually a reflection of Crohn's disease. We present a patient in whom an urachus fistula was the first presentation of diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. The need for proper preoperative diagnostic imaging i...

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Autores principales: Dickhoff, C., Campo, M.M., Ophof, P.J.A., Makkus, A.F.C., Tan, K.G., Plaisier, P.W.
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Publicado: S. Karger AG 2008
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Published: September 2008
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21490857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000151580
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author Dickhoff, C.
Campo, M.M.
Ophof, P.J.A.
Makkus, A.F.C.
Tan, K.G.
Plaisier, P.W.
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description Urachus fistulas are rare, especially in adulthood. In grown-ups urachus fistulas are usually a reflection of Crohn's disease. We present a patient in whom an urachus fistula was the first presentation of diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. The need for proper preoperative diagnostic imaging is discussed.
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spelling pubmed-30751852011-04-13 Urachus Fistula: A Rare First Presentation of Diverticulitis Dickhoff, C. Campo, M.M. Ophof, P.J.A. Makkus, A.F.C. Tan, K.G. Plaisier, P.W. Case Rep Gastroenterol Published: September 2008 Urachus fistulas are rare, especially in adulthood. In grown-ups urachus fistulas are usually a reflection of Crohn's disease. We present a patient in whom an urachus fistula was the first presentation of diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. The need for proper preoperative diagnostic imaging is discussed. S. Karger AG 2008-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3075185/ /pubmed/21490857 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000151580 Text en Copyright © 2008 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No-Derivative-Works License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Users may download, print and share this work on the Internet for noncommercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited, and a link to the original work on http://www.karger.com and the terms of this license are included in any shared versions.
spellingShingle Published: September 2008
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Campo, M.M.
Ophof, P.J.A.
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Tan, K.G.
Plaisier, P.W.
Urachus Fistula: A Rare First Presentation of Diverticulitis
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title_full Urachus Fistula: A Rare First Presentation of Diverticulitis
title_fullStr Urachus Fistula: A Rare First Presentation of Diverticulitis
title_full_unstemmed Urachus Fistula: A Rare First Presentation of Diverticulitis
title_short Urachus Fistula: A Rare First Presentation of Diverticulitis
title_sort urachus fistula: a rare first presentation of diverticulitis
topic Published: September 2008
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075185/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000151580
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