Umbilical-urachal sinus
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An umbilical-urachal-urachal sinus belongs to the spectrum of congenital urachal anomalies and represents a non-communicating dilatation of the urachus at the umbilical end.
Clinical presentation
Presentation is commonermore common in children and rare in adultadults.
Radiographic features
An umbilical-urachal sinus can manifest at ultrasound as a thickened tubular structure along the midline below the umbilicus.
Complications
infection, with possible abscess formation
concurrent occurrence of a tumour.
History and etymology
It is thought to have been first described by Cabriolus in 1550 4.
-<p>An <strong>umbilical-</strong><strong>urachal</strong><strong> sinus</strong> belongs to the spectrum of <a href="/articles/congenital-urachal-anomalies">congenital urachal anomalies</a> and represents a non-communicating dilatation of the <a href="/articles/urachus">urachus</a> at the umbilical end.</p><h4>Clinical presentation</h4><p>Presentation is commoner in children and rare in adult.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><p>An umbilical-urachal sinus can manifest at ultrasound as a thickened tubular structure along the midline below the <a href="/articles/umbilicus">umbilicus</a>.</p><h5>Complications</h5><ul>-<li>infection, with possible abscess formation</li>-<li>concurrent occurrence of a tumour.</li>- +<p>An <strong>umbilical-urachal sinus</strong> belongs to the spectrum of <a href="/articles/congenital-urachal-anomalies">congenital urachal anomalies</a> and represents a non-communicating dilatation of the <a href="/articles/urachus">urachus</a> at the umbilical end.</p><h4>Clinical presentation</h4><p>Presentation is more common in children and rare in adults.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><p>An umbilical-urachal sinus can manifest at ultrasound as a thickened tubular structure along the midline below the <a href="/articles/umbilicus">umbilicus</a>.</p><h5>Complications</h5><ul>
- +<li><p>infection, with possible abscess formation</p></li>
- +<li><p>concurrent occurrence of a tumour.</p></li>
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