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Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis

The urachus is a vestigial structure of the allantois and cloaca. It involutes as fetal development progresses to become a fibrous cord, which courses between the umbilicus and bladder dome within the retropubic space. Infection occasionally occurs in patients with congenital patent urachus. Here, w...

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Main Authors: Siu W Lam, Philip VM Linsen, Otto E Elgersma
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-03-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547619843836
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