An Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Woman

An Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Woman

The urachus is an embryologic remnant which degenerates after the birth. Defective obliteration of the urachus leads to urachal abnormalities. An infected urachal cyst is one of the urachal abnormalities and this pathology is rare in adult women. We report a case of 33-year-old woman with pelvic pai...

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Main Authors: Serdar Kaya, Besim Haluk Bacanakgıl, Zeynep Soyman, Roya Kerımova, Semiha Battal Havare, Başak Kaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/791408
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spelling doaj-69332ac8e2f14de18420d11b5bb3f87c2020-11-24T21:24:17ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922015-01-01201510.1155/2015/791408791408An Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult WomanSerdar Kaya0Besim Haluk Bacanakgıl1Zeynep Soyman2Roya Kerımova3Semiha Battal Havare4Başak Kaya5Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fatih, 34098 Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fatih, 34098 Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fatih, 34098 Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fatih, 34098 Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Education and Research Hospital, Department of Pathology, Fatih, 34098 Istanbul, TurkeyKanuni Sultan Süleyman Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Küçükçekmece, 34303 Istanbul, TurkeyThe urachus is an embryologic remnant which degenerates after the birth. Defective obliteration of the urachus leads to urachal abnormalities. An infected urachal cyst is one of the urachal abnormalities and this pathology is rare in adult women. We report a case of 33-year-old woman with pelvic pain and dysuria who was diagnosed with infected urachal cyst. Infected urachal cyst is a rare pathology in adult women and this pathology should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/791408
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author Serdar Kaya
Besim Haluk Bacanakgıl
Zeynep Soyman
Roya Kerımova
Semiha Battal Havare
Başak Kaya
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Besim Haluk Bacanakgıl
Zeynep Soyman
Roya Kerımova
Semiha Battal Havare
Başak Kaya
An Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Woman
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Besim Haluk Bacanakgıl
Zeynep Soyman
Roya Kerımova
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title An Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Woman
title_short An Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Woman
title_full An Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Woman
title_fullStr An Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Woman
title_full_unstemmed An Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Woman
title_sort infected urachal cyst in an adult woman
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
issn 2090-6684
2090-6692
publishDate 2015-01-01
description The urachus is an embryologic remnant which degenerates after the birth. Defective obliteration of the urachus leads to urachal abnormalities. An infected urachal cyst is one of the urachal abnormalities and this pathology is rare in adult women. We report a case of 33-year-old woman with pelvic pain and dysuria who was diagnosed with infected urachal cyst. Infected urachal cyst is a rare pathology in adult women and this pathology should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/791408
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