title: Necrotizing fasciitis due to an infected urachal cyst in an adult.
abstract: Urachal cyst complications requiring surgical intervention are rarely seen in adults, because the urachus is normally obliterated in infancy. Necrotizing fasciitis due to an infected urachal cyst in an adult female has not been reported. We describe the case of a fifty-year-old female who required aggressive surgical management of abdominal wall necrotizing soft tissue infection from an infected urachal cyst.
authors.affiliation: Level 1 Trauma Center and Acute Care Surgical Service, Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, TN, USA. George_M_Testerman@wellmont.org
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Testerman
mesh_terms: D003646:Debridement; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery