title: [An unusual cause of generalized peritonitis: intraperitoneal rupture of an infected urachal cyst. A case and review of the literature].
abstract: The authors report a case of acute peritonitis due to intraperitoneal perforation of an infected urachal cyst. A review of the literature found only 15 similar cases. The presence of a lower midline mass, an umbilical discharge together with ultrasound examination should suggest the possibility of urachal pathology, especially and urachal cyst, with subsequent surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Centre Hospitalier Général, La Rochelle.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Beany
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thoulouzan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sava
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaillan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grau
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Une cause inhabituelle de péritonite généralisée: la rupture intrapéritonéale d'un kyste infecté de l'ouraque. Une observation et revue de la littérature.