title: Infected urachal cyst in a young adult.
abstract: The urachus is the remnant of the cloaca, which in adults attaches the bladder dome to the umbilicus. After birth it obliterates and presents as the midline umbilical ligament. Patent urachal anomalies are usually detected in childhood. In adults they occur very rarely and the presentation and diagnosis may be occasionally challenging. We present and discuss the case of an infected urachal cyst found in a 30-year-old adult.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Medical Education Center at The European Health Centre in Otwock, Otwock, Poland.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muśko
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Medical Education Center at The European Health Centre in Otwock, Otwock, Poland.
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dobruch
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Medical Education Center at The European Health Centre in Otwock, Otwock, Poland.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piotrowicz
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Medical Education Center at The European Health Centre in Otwock, Otwock, Poland.
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szostek
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Medical Education Center at The European Health Centre in Otwock, Otwock, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borówka
keywords: abdominal pain; antibiotics; laparotomy; urachus