Laparoscopic excision of a urachal cyst containing large stones in an adult

Yonsei Med J. 2008 Oct 31;49(5):869-71. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2008.49.5.869.

Abstract

Stone-containing urachal cysts are extremely rare in adults. Here, we report the case of a 58-year-old man with a urachal cyst who had lower abdominal pain and urinary frequency. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography showed hyperdense stones in the urachus. He was treated with a laparoscopic excision using a transperitoneal approach. The pathological diagnosis was an inflammed urachal cyst. This rare case illustrates an inflammed urachal cyst containing stones treated with laparoscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Urachal Cyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Urachal Cyst / pathology
  • Urachal Cyst / surgery*
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / surgery*