title: Infected urachal cyst secondary to a Crohn's enterourachal fistula.
abstract: Enterourachal fistulas are exceedingly rare in Crohn's patients. We report a case of a presumed enterourachal fistula that led to an infected urachal cyst. Preoperative medical treatment obliterated the fistula and avoided the need to resect bowel at the time of operation. We recommend consideration of this diagnosis in a Crohn's patient with a midline abdominal mass.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT 06106, USA.
authors.forename: Lindsay L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Hollander
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ruscher
authors.forename: Wael
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sayej
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Finck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000503:physiopathology; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery