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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1984;27(1):89-92. Published online January 31, 1984.

A Case of Patent Urachus.

Heon Kyung Lee¹, Ki Tae Kim¹, Woo Yung Chung¹, Soon Yong Lee¹, Yung Sik Park², Yeon Soon Kim²

¹Dept, of Pediatrics, Inje Medical College Busan Paik Hospital
²Busan Childrens Hospital

Abstract

We present a case of patent urachus in a newborn male baby with the symptom of a leakage of urine from the umbilicus. Diagnosis was made radiologically and it was surgically removed successfully. A brief review of related literatures is also presented.

Keywords :Patent urachus; Umbilicus