Incomplete sealing of the urachus — a line of connectivity between a fetus and the umbilical cord — can cause a urachal cyst to develop. It can lead to abdominal pain and other symptoms and ...

A urachal cyst is a sac of tissue and fluid between the bladder and the belly button (umbilicus). The cyst forms in the remnants of the urachus, a structure normally present in a fetus that ...

Occasionally a urachal cyst or diverticulum may be found. We present the case of a herniated bladder (urachal remnant) into the umbilicus presenting as an intermittent protuberance at the base of ...

urachal cyst, and urachal diverticulum (Figure 3). The urachus is a fetal remnant of the allantois that connects the bladder and the abdominal wall at the level of the umbilicus. In normal ...

The answer turned out to be an infected urachal cyst (C). The urachus is a structure ... It normally becomes a fibrous band from the bladder to the umbilicus. However, it may retain its tubular ...

For example, a urachal cyst may cause belly button discharge. The urachus is the tube connecting the bladder of a fetus to the umbilical cord. While the urachus usually closes up before a baby is ...

Congenital urachal abnormalities such as patent urachus, umbilical urachal sinus, and urachal cyst could cause urinary symptoms and abdominal pain if infected. Abscesses can also develop in the ...