| A Case of Infected Urachal Cyst Mimicking Acute Peritonitis |
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Myoung-Bum Choi, Yoon-Ok Kim, Ge-Woo Yi, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Jae-Young Lim, Hyang-Ok Woo, Hee-Shang Youn |
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Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Chinju, Korea |
| 급성 복막염 증세로 발현한 Urachal Cyst1례 |
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최명범, 김윤옥, 이계우, 조윤경, 임재영, 우향옥, 윤희상 |
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경상대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Infected urachal cyst is a rare disorder. While a urachal cyst is usually asymptomatic, the
infected cyst may mimic a variety of acute intraabdominal infection.
We have experienced a case of infected urachal cyst in a 3 year old boy complaining of high
fever and diarrhea. During hospitalization, symptoms and sings of acute peritonitis dominated the
clinical feature.
Abdominal sonogram, abdominal computerized tomography and cavitogram demonstrated cystic
mass posterior to central abdominal wall. Pus was drained from the cystic lesion by
ultrasound-guided needle aspiration and indwelling catheter insertion. E.coli was cultured from
pus.
In the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen ultrasonographic examination of abdomen should
be recruited to rule out the infected urachal cyst. |
| Key Words:
Urachal cyst, Peritonitis, E.coli |
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