Laparoscopic resection of an adenoma of the urachus in combination with a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
In a 40-year-old male patient with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis, ultrasound examination disclosed a large cystic mass on the dome of the bladder. Laparoscopic resection of this mass was carried out in combination with a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Histology disclosed an urachal adenoma. Postoperative recovery was uneventful. We conclude that urachal adenomas can be managed safely by laparoscopic means.
Hubens
G
G
Department of Surgery, University Hospital University of Antwerp, Belgium.
De Vries
D
D
Hauben
E
E
Van Marck
E
E
Corthouts
B
B
Michielsen
P
P
Vaneerdeweg
W
W
Eyskens
E
E
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014497:Urachus; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*