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Patent Urachus in the Adult
Author(s) -
Syme Rodney R. A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1970.tb05386.x
Subject(s) - medicine , umbilicus (mollusc) , embryology , urachus , general surgery , congenital disease , surgery , anatomy
The urachus is a developmental tube between the bladder and umbilicus which normally undergoes closure prior to birth. Its failure to close leads to congenital anomalies, usually presenting in the neonate, but rarely in the adult. Two such adult cases are presented, and the embryology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.