Incidental vesicourachal diverticulum in a young female

Christopher Tan; Michael A. Simon; Natalia Dolin; Lyle Gesner

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2020.05.046

Incidental vesicourachal diverticulum in a young female

Christopher Tan, Michael A. Simon, Natalia Dolin, Lyle Gesner

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Abstract

A vesicourachal remnant is the rarest presentation of the congenital urachal remnant anomalies, occurring approximately in 3% of those who have them. We discuss a case where a vesicourachal anomaly is discovered incidentally in a pediatric patient by ultrasound and subsequently confirmed by MRI. The urachus connects the dome of the bladder to the umbilical cord in fetal life. After birth, this structure is obliterated and becomes the median umbilical ligament. When complete obliteration does not occur, a urachal remnant is created.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1305-1308
Number of pages	4
Journal	Radiology Case Reports
Volume	15
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.05.046
State	Published - Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

MRI
Pediatric
Ultrasound
Urachal Remnant
Vesicourachal Diverticulum

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Incidental vesicourachal diverticulum in a young female

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