Urachal Cyst

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14 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: Cyst occurring in a persistent portion of the urachus, presenting as an extraperitoneal mass in the umbilical region. It is characterized by abdominal pain, and fever if infected. It may rupture, leading to peritonitis, or it may drain through the umbilicus.

Also Known As:

Cyst, Umbilical; Cyst, Urachal; Cysts, Umbilical; Cysts, Urachal; Umbilical Cysts; Urachal Cysts; Umbilical Cyst

Disease Context: Research Results

Neoplasms: 386513

Cysts: 11449

Urachal Cyst: 14

Related Diseases

1.	Peritonitis
2.	Infection
3.	Rupture
4.	Acute Abdomen
5.	Sepsis (Septicemia)
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Experts

1.	Marx, A: 1 article (06/2008)
2.	Girschick, H J: 1 article (06/2008)
3.	Holl-Wieden, A: 1 article (06/2008)
4.	Beer, M: 1 article (06/2008)
5.	Bonfig, R: 1 article (06/2008)
6.	Tappe, D: 1 article (06/2008)
7.	Yagishita, H: 1 article (12/2001)
8.	Nagayama, T: 1 article (12/2001)
9.	Nonaka, H: 1 article (12/2001)
10.	Akima, M: 1 article (12/2001)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Urachal Cyst:

1.	antineoplaston A10 (A 10)IBA 12/01/2001 - "A case of asymptomatic urachal cyst in autopsy--histopathological study of urachal cyst and review of the literature of 99 cases during a 10 year period in Japan]" 07/01/2001 - "A drainage catheter, which had multiple holes over a 10 cm length from the catheter tip, was placed in the urachal cyst" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	tebufenozide (Mimic)IBA 06/01/2007 - "Urachal cysts are usually asymptomatic, however, when they become infected, they can mimic a wide variety of intra-abdominal pathologies" 08/01/1988 - "While a urachal cyst usually is asymptomatic, infection may mimic a variety of acute intra-abdominal or pelvic processes" 12/01/2001 - "While urachal cysts are usually asymptomatic, infection may mimic a variety of acute abdomen" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)IBA 02/01/1996 - "The child was treated with intravenous antibiotics, and the infected urachal cyst, other parts of the urachal remnant, and a small portion of the dome of the bladder were excised" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	TNFR-Fc fusion protein (etanercept)FDA Link 06/01/2008 - "We report on a 17-year-old boy with enthesitis-related arthritis who developed a major infection of an urachal cyst 18 months after initiation of etanercept therapy, which required surgery" 06/01/2008 - "Infection of an urachal cyst during etanercept therapy in juvenile idiopathic arthritis." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	iodonitrotetrazolium (INT)IBA 03/01/2007 - "Although most urachal cysts are asymptomatic, there are a few reports about intraperitoneal rupture of infected urachal cysts, all of which caused peritonitis and sepsis (Ohgaki M, Higuchi A, Chou H, Takashina K, Kawakami S, Fujita Y, Hagiwara A, Yamagishi H, Surg Today, 33:75-77, 2003; Kojima Y, Miyake O, Taniwaki H, Morimoto A, Takahashi S, Fujiwara I, Int J Urol, 10:174-176, 2003; Agatstein EH, Stabile BE, Arch Surg, 119:1269-1273, 1984)" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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Therapies and Procedures

1.	Cystectomy 07/01/2001 - "On the twenty-third day after catheter placement, excision of the urachal cyst and partial cystectomy were performed with relative ease and without any complications." 10/01/1997 - "Resection of the urachal cysts and partial cystectomy were performed" 07/01/1994 - "Urachal cyst containing a stone was removed and partial cystectomy was performed" 09/01/1986 - "Complete removal of the urachal cyst with partial cystectomy was done" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Laparotomy 06/01/1987 - "Under anaesthesia a central abdominal mass arising from the pelvis was palpated which on proceeding to laparotomy was found to be a blood-filled urachal cyst" 07/01/1998 - "A diagnosis of generalized peritonitis either due to the infected urachal cyst or ruptured bladder was made, and emergency exploratory laparotomy was carried out" 01/01/2003 - "Infected urachal cysts with intraperitoneal rupture are often misdiagnosed as a common acute abdomen and result in emergency exploratory laparotomy" 01/01/2003 - "We report the case of an 80-year-old woman who underwent an emergency laparotomy for lower abdominal pain and signs of acute peritonitis, which revealed intraperitoneal rupture of an infected urachal cyst" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Appendectomy 08/01/1996 - "These included eight appendiceal abnormalities (in six patients), three Meckel's diverticula, one inguinal hernia, one urachal cyst, one para-fallopian tube cyst, and one adhesion to an appendectomy stump" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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