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11694966

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
The urachus is an embryonic remnant resulting from involution of the allantoic duct and the ventral cloaca. Attaching the bladder dome to the umbilicus, this duct becomes progressively obliterated during fetal life. It may subsequently persist as different variants after birth, some regarded as normal, others as pathologic, due to incomplete closure. Six pediatric cases are reported here, and the literature on the embryology and anatomic basis of the duct is discussed. The urachus is present in nearly 100% of children at birth, with several possible shapes: tubular, fusiform or funnel. It gradually regresses and is found in only a third of adults. Its length varies from 1 to 15 cm. In our series 6 patients showed defective closure of the duct, including 3 with complete patency, 1 cyst, 1 diverticulum and 1 external sinus. Although rare, congenital pathology of the urachus requires a sound knowledge of the anatomy and embryology to distinguish normal forms from those subject to complications. It should be suspected with any lesion in the umbilical region and the appropriate treatment instituted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0930-1038
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
A study of the anatomic features of the duct of the urachus.
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'Urologie, CHU Rouen, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports