title: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial cystectomy for symptomatic urachal hamartoma.
abstract: We report a case of an urachal hamartoma in a 30-year-old African American woman. The urachal lesion was excised with a robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial cystectomy. Pathologic analysis revealed cysts, smooth muscle, and ciliated epithelium consistent with a hamartoma. The patient recovered without complication. This case highlights an unusual pathology that is infrequently reported following urachal remnant excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shepler
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Jack M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Troyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA; Urology of Virginia, PLLC, Virginia Beach, VA, USA.
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Malcolm
keywords: Hamartoma; laparoscopy; partial cystectomy; urachus