title: [Persistent patient urachus associated with chronic abscess and umbilical fistula].
abstract: A very rare case of persistent urachus in 45-year-old man was presented. A complication in the form of chronic abscess with umbilical fistula occurred. The treatment consisted of surgical excision after the institution of antimicrobial therapy with drainage.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Urologii Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Werel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Darewicz
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D014497:Urachus; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities