A case of retroperitoneal abscess caused by infection of urachal remnant

A case of retroperitoneal abscess caused by infection of urachal remnant

Infection of urachal remnant may cause recurrent abscesses. In the current case report, we describe a urachal remnant infection leading to a retroperitoneal abscess, which is an extremely rare condition. In such cases, the recommended treatment is urachal remnant resection. The urachal remnant infec...

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Published in:Clinical case reports Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. e05750 - n/a
Main Authors: Yoneda, Akira, Hida, Taiji, Tetsuo, Hanako, Fukui, Saeko, Murakami, Shunsuke, Miyoshi, Takayuki, Okamoto, Tatsuya, Kitasato, Amane, Takeshita, Hiroaki, Kuroki, Tamotsu
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-04-2022
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abscesses
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Case reports
Infections
Laparoscopy
retroperitoneal abscess
Umbilical cord
urachal remnant
ureteral resection
retroperitoneal abscess
ureteral resection
urachal remnant
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Summary:Infection of urachal remnant may cause recurrent abscesses. In the current case report, we describe a urachal remnant infection leading to a retroperitoneal abscess, which is an extremely rare condition. In such cases, the recommended treatment is urachal remnant resection. The urachal remnant infection leading to a retroperitoneal abscess is an extremely rare condition. Urachal remnant resection is the recommended treatment for radical cure.
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Written informed consent was obtained from the patient to publish this report in accordance with the journal's patient consent policy.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.5750