A Rare Case of Vesicourachal Diverticulum with Calculus in a 24-Year-Old Man

BACKGROUND: During embryonal period, complete obliteration of the urachus at the umbilicus and incomplete closure at the bladder level are the cause of vesicourachal diverticulum. This abnormality is a rare finding that is usually discovered incidentally during radiological evaluation. Occasionally,...

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Autores principales: Atalar, Mehmet Haydar, Salk, Ismail, Cetin, Ali, Bozbiyik, Nisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4927143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27429672
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.896129
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: During embryonal period, complete obliteration of the urachus at the umbilicus and incomplete closure at the bladder level are the cause of vesicourachal diverticulum. This abnormality is a rare finding that is usually discovered incidentally during radiological evaluation. Occasionally, stones have been detected within the diverticulum. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a vesicourachal diverticulum with calculus diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography and confirmed surgically and histopathologically in a 24-year-old man. CONCLUSIONS: During the radiological differential diagnosis of abnormalities of abdominal wall and urinary system, consideration of urachal abnormalities is important especially in symptomatic patients.

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