Prenatal and Postnatal Clinical Course of an Urachus Identified as an Allantoic Cyst in the Umbilical Cord

Conclusion The presence of an urachus identified as an allantoic cyst in the umbilical cord is frequently associated with spontaneous rupture during the prenatal period, resulting in a patent urachus after birth that requires surgical intervention.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery - March 16, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Umeda, SatoshiUsui, NoriakiKanagawa, TakeshiYamamichi, TakuNara, KeigoUeno, TakehisaOwari, MitsuguUehara, ShuichiroOue, TakaharuKimura, TadashiOkuyama, Hiroomi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research