The Korean journal of internal medicine

The Korean Association of Internal Medicine (대한내과학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Urachal abscess precipitated as acute pyelonephritis in an adult patient with diabetes

  • Choi, Yoo A (Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Se Young (Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Chang, Kyung Yoon (Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Hwang, Hyeon Seok (Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Suk Young (Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Chang, Yoon Kyung (Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2014.12.10
  • Accepted : 2015.05.11
  • Published : 2016.07.01
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Keywords

References

  1. Lee SH, Lee HI, Shin DG. Urachal cyst presenting with huge abscess formation in adults. J Korean Surg Soc 2012;83:254-257. https://doi.org/10.4174/jkss.2012.83.4.254
  2. Ashley RA, Inman BA, Routh JC, Rohlinger AL, Husmann DA, Kramer SA. Urachal anomalies: a longitudi-nal study of urachal remnants in children and adults. J Urol 2007;178(4 Pt 2):1615-1618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.194
  3. Schnyder P, Candardjis G. Vesicourachal diverticulum: CT diagnosis in two adults. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1981; 137:1063-1065. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.137.5.1063
  4. Allen JW, Song J, Velcek FT. Acute presentation of infected urachal cysts: case report and review of diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. Pediatr Emerg Care 2004;20:108-111. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.pec.0000113880.10140.19
  5. Gordon LB, Waxman MJ, Ragsdale L, Mermel LA. Overtreatment of presumed urinary tract infection in older women presenting to the emergency department. J Am Geriatr Soc 2013;61:788-792. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12203

Cited by

  1. Infection of Previously Closed Urachus Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review of Radiological Findings to the Diagnosis vol.12, pp.None, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547619843836