a cord of tissue connecting a fetus's bladder to the umbilical cord
Examples of 'urachus' in a sentence
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We report a term neonate with a congenital patent urachus with bladder prolapse.
Sergey Vavilov, Janani Krishnan, Ashish Jiwane, Antonia W. Shand 2017, 'Patent urachus with bladder prolapse', Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617300702. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Infection occasionally occurs in patients with congenital patent urachus.
Siu W Lam, Philip VM Linsen, Otto E Elgersma 2019, 'Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and LiteratureReview of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis', Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1177/1179547619843836. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Urachal anomalies are rare affections due to incomplete closure of urachus during foetal period.
Mohamed Mourad Gargouri, Rami Boulma, Ahmed Sallemi, Mohamed Chlif, Zouhaier Fitouri,Yosri Kallel, Yassine Nouira 2013, 'A Colourachal-Cutaneous Fistula: A Report of an Unusual Case', Case Reports in Urologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/865852. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Defective obliteration of the urachus leads to urachal abnormalities.
Aakash Singh, H L Kishan Prasad, K Jayaprakash Shetty, Nigi Ross Philip, Ruhi Salma,Anitha Chakravarthy 2018, 'Urachal cyst with xanthogranulomatous cystitis: A rare case report', Urology Annalshttp://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2018;volume=10;issue=2;spage=219;epage=221;aulast=Singh. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Inadvertent trauma to the urachus during laparotomy might cause serious unexpected complications.
Burak Tatar, Ebru Erdemoglu, Sedat Soyupek, Yakup Yalçin, Evrim Erdemoglu 2016, 'Vesicocutaneus fistula after cesarean section-a curious complication: Case reportand review', Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://www.tjoddergisi.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/vesicocutaneus-fistula-after-cesarean-section-a-cu/11816. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They may be associated with patent urachus and hemangioma.
İbrahim Akkoyun, Ethem Ömeroğlu, Musa Göncü, Hicran Kanat, Emel Ebru Özçimen 2012, 'A Newborn with a Large Umbilical Cord Pseudocyst with Hemangioma: A Case Report andReview of the Literature', Gormhttp://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/250. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Other associations are malignancies of the colon, urachus and biliary tree.
Binit Sureka, Mahesh K. Mittal, Aliza Mittal, Mukul Sinha, Brij B. Thukral 2014, 'Pseudomyxoma peritonei', South African Journal of Radiologyhttps://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/585. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Initial transurethral biopsies showed only a villous adenoma of the urachus.
Steven Joniau, Evelyne Lerut, Hein Van Poppel 2009, 'A Giant Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Arising within a Villous Adenoma of the Urachus: CaseReport and Review of the Literature', Case Reports in Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/818646. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
At 11 weeks post delivery a laparoscopic excision of the urachus was successfully performed.
John Svigos, Sanjeev Khurana, Christopher Munt, Sanjay Sinhal, Julie Bernardo 2013, 'Presentation of an umbilical cord cyst with a surprising jet: a case report of a patenturachus [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/xx]', F1000Researchhttp://f1000research.com/articles/2-38/v1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Laparotomy should be performed carefully, and the surgeon should be aware of the urachus.
Burak Tatar, Ebru Erdemoglu, Sedat Soyupek, Yakup Yalçin, Evrim Erdemoglu 2016, 'Vesicocutaneus fistula after cesarean section-a curious complication: Case reportand review', Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://www.tjoddergisi.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/vesicocutaneus-fistula-after-cesarean-section-a-cu/11816. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)