Urachal diverticulum is an infrequent finding and its perforation as a cause of fetal urinary ascites has not been reported before. This is a case report on an infant with antenatal diagnosis of ...

Diverticulum . Occurs when the urachus does not close close to the bladder and leads to a blind channel from the bladder into ...

Diagnosis: (D) Patent urachus . Case discussion . A patent urachus is one of the four types of urachal remnants, along with urachal sinus, urachal cyst, and urachal diverticulum (Figure 3).The ...

Incomplete resolution of the urachus, a connection between a fetus and the umbilical cord, can result in the development of a urachal cyst. Read more here. Medical News Today ...

Urachal cyst and diverticulum do not present in the newborn period and are often detected during a work-up of abdominal pain or urinary tract infection. Complete excision of the patent urachus and ...