All issues > Volume 29(4); 1986

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1986;29(4):457-461. Published online April 30, 1986.

A Case of Congenital Patent Urachus.

Gyu Ho Kim¹, Eun Yong Lee¹, Chang Sung Son¹, Young Chang Tockgo¹, Jong Suk Kim², Yoon Sick Hong²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul Korea
²Department of General Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul Korea

Abstract

Patent urachus is a rare congenital anomaly due to failure of luminal closure of urachus. At many instance, it was discovered by drainage of urine from the umbilicus. Patent urachus is sometimes associated with anomaly of Genitourinary system or such as Prunebelly syndrome. We report 1 case of patent urachus in a 1 day old male newborn, treated by surgical intervention. Brief review of literature was also made.

Keywords :Congenital patent urachus