title: Amebic abscess of urachal remnants.
abstract: We report a rare case of amebic abscess of the urachus, mimicking an urachal neoplasm: no previous reports of amebic infection of the urachus were found in the literature. The challenges of the differential diagnosis between urachal abscess and carcinomas based both on clinical and radiological data are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Policlinico 'A.Gemelli', Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Catanzaro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mirk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Macis
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Danza
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014497:Urachus