Diseases

Urachal Cyst

Cyst occurring in a persistent portion of the urachus, presenting as an extraperitoneal mass in the umbilical region. It is characterized by abdominal pain, and fever if infected. It may rupture, leading to peritonitis, or it may drain through the umbilicus.

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Cyst occurring in a persistent portion of the urachus, presenting as an extraperitoneal mass in the umbilical region. It is characterized by abdominal pain, and fever if infected. It may rupture, leading to peritonitis, or it may drain through the umbilicus.

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  • Cyst, Urachal
  • Cysts, Urachal
  • Urachal Cysts
  • Umbilical Cyst
  • Cyst, Umbilical
  • Cysts, Umbilical
  • Umbilical Cysts

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

non-neoplastic; do not confuse with patent urachus (= URACHUS /abnorm)

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History Note

81; was UMBILICAL CYST 1963-80

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Urachal Cyst. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014496. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014496
  2. Urachal Cyst. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urachal_cyst
  3. Urachal Cyst. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7899540