Rare and Incidental Finding of an Uninfected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Female
ABSTRACT Urachal cysts are rare congenital anomalies, often asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed, caused by abnormal persistence or incomplete obliteration of the urachus. We report a 38‐year‐old female with lower abdominal pain and UTI symptoms, incidentally found to have a non‐infected urachal...
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| author | Eisha Javed Maheen Naveed Umaima Naz Shajie Ur Rehman Usmani Javed Mehboob |
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| description | ABSTRACT Urachal cysts are rare congenital anomalies, often asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed, caused by abnormal persistence or incomplete obliteration of the urachus. We report a 38‐year‐old female with lower abdominal pain and UTI symptoms, incidentally found to have a non‐infected urachal cyst on CT imaging. Managed conservatively with antibiotics, the case underscores the importance of individualized treatment and vigilant follow‐up to monitor potential complications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-33d31cc6c0c54e8fb3b71302dc9da9c22025-08-22T07:33:07ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-08-01138n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70750Rare and Incidental Finding of an Uninfected Urachal Cyst in an Adult FemaleEisha Javed0Maheen Naveed1Umaima Naz2Shajie Ur Rehman Usmani3Javed Mehboob4Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi PakistanDow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi PakistanDow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi PakistanDow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi PakistanDiagnostic Radiology Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi PakistanABSTRACT Urachal cysts are rare congenital anomalies, often asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed, caused by abnormal persistence or incomplete obliteration of the urachus. We report a 38‐year‐old female with lower abdominal pain and UTI symptoms, incidentally found to have a non‐infected urachal cyst on CT imaging. Managed conservatively with antibiotics, the case underscores the importance of individualized treatment and vigilant follow‐up to monitor potential complications.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70750cyst incisiondysuriainfra‐umbilical masspercutaneous drainageretroperitoneal abscessurachal cyst |
| spellingShingle | Eisha Javed Maheen Naveed Umaima Naz Shajie Ur Rehman Usmani Javed Mehboob Rare and Incidental Finding of an Uninfected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Female Clinical Case Reports cyst incision dysuria infra‐umbilical mass percutaneous drainage retroperitoneal abscess urachal cyst |
| title | Rare and Incidental Finding of an Uninfected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Female |
| title_full | Rare and Incidental Finding of an Uninfected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Female |
| title_fullStr | Rare and Incidental Finding of an Uninfected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Female |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare and Incidental Finding of an Uninfected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Female |
| title_short | Rare and Incidental Finding of an Uninfected Urachal Cyst in an Adult Female |
| title_sort | rare and incidental finding of an uninfected urachal cyst in an adult female |
| topic | cyst incision dysuria infra‐umbilical mass percutaneous drainage retroperitoneal abscess urachal cyst |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70750 |
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