title: Laparoscopic management of patent urachus in an adult man.
abstract: A 35-year-old man presented with recurrent urinary discharge from the umbilicus. A diagnosis of persistent patent urachus was established by magnetic resonance imaging. Radical excision of urachal remnant tissue was accomplished by laparoscopic surgery using four ports. Magnetic resonance imaging is diagnostic in urachal remnants. Radical excision of urachal remnants may safely be done by laparoscopic access.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Abteilung, Albertinen-Krankenhaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pust
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ovenbeck
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erbersdobler
authors.forename: Klaus-Peter
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Dieckmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014497:Urachus / Q000002:abnormalities*