title: Primary urachal actinomycosis: case report and literature review.
abstract: Actinomycosis can involve all parts of the urogenital system. Urachal actinomycosis rarely reported and was mistaken with urachal adenocarcinoma. We report a case of urachal actinomycosis that presented with abdominal pain and underwent laparotomy with the diagnosis of urachal malignancy pathology reviewed the diagnosis of urachal actinomycosis. Patient had no problem in two years follow up.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ghodratolah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maddah
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Feizzdeh Kerigh
authors.affiliation: Deprtment of Pathology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Nema
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohamadian
authors.affiliation: Deprtment of Surgery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Vafa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bagheri
keywords: Abdominal Pain; Actinomycosis; Urachal Cyst