- Case Report
- A Case of Infected Urachal Cyst Mimicking Acute Peritonitis
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Myoung-Bum Choi, Yoon-Ok Kim, Ge-Woo Yi, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Jae-Young Lim, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(10):1466-1468. Published online October 15, 1996
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Infected urachal cyst is a rare disorder. While a urachal cyst is usually asymptomatic, the
infected cyst may mimic a variety of acute intraabdominal infection.
We have experienced a case of infected urachal cyst in a 3 year old boy complaining of high
fever and diarrhea. During hospitalization, symptoms and sings of acute peritonitis dominated the
clinical feature.
Abdominal sonogram, abdominal computerized tomography and cavitogram... |
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