All issues > Volume 20(9); 1977

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1977;20(9):719-721. Published online September 30, 1977.

A Case of Infected Urachal Cyst.

Ha Baik Lee¹, Keun Soo Lee¹, Poong Man Jung²

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

Abstract

A 2-year-old male infant who has had infected urachal cyst was reported. The cyst contained a thick mucopurulent exudate which on culture yielded Staphylococcus aureus, coaluase positive. Successful treatment of the cyst was accompolished by the help of I&D nad antibiotic medicaiton. Pertinent literatures concerning urachal cyst were also reviewed.

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