All issues > Volume 25(3); 1982

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1982;25(3):295-299. Published online March 31, 1982.

A Case of Patent Urachus.

Jong Wan Kim¹, Hack Ki Kim¹, Chung Sik Chun¹, Chang Kyu Oh¹, Mahn Kyoo Yang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Pateat urachus is a uncommon disease and it has a good prognosis if there is no combired major anomaly and evidence of malignancy. This paper presents one case of patent urachus which was found and removed surgically during the neonatal period. A brief review of related literatures is also presented.

Keywords :Patent urachus