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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar 16;10(3):e05598.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5598. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Rare case of umbilical urachal sinus mimicking infected umbilical abscess: A case report

Hossein Torabi  1 , Kasra Shirini  2 , Rona Ghaffari  3
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Rare case of umbilical urachal sinus mimicking infected umbilical abscess: A case report

Hossein Torabi et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Incomplete obliteration of urachus during the fetal period can lead to urachal abnormalities. One of these abnormalities is the urachal sinus that can be asymptomatic, or it can be symptomatic by becoming infected or being malignant, and it can mimic other diseases' symptoms. Although it is rare in adults, it should be considered a significant differential diagnosis in patients with abdominal pain or umbilical discharge. This article presents a young patient with urachal sinus mimicking umbilical pilonidal sinus symptoms.

Keywords: abdominal pain; umbilical abscess; umbilical discharge; umbilical pilonidal sinus; umbilical urachal sinus.

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The authors certify that there is no conflict of interest with any financial organization regarding the material discussed in the manuscript. The patient has consented to the submission of the case report for submission to the journal.

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Upright Chest X‐ray
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Upright abdominal X‐ray
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Umbilical urachal sinus and obliterated urachal ligament, which was fund during surgery
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