An infected urachal cyst containing an appendicolith: a case report

Guen Young Lee; Sun Wha Lee; Kum-Ja Choi; Ji Young Hwang

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.12.011

An infected urachal cyst containing an appendicolith: a case report

Clin Imaging. 2008 Nov-Dec;32(6):480-2. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.12.011.

Authors

Guen Young Lee¹, Sun Wha Lee, Kum-Ja Choi, Ji Young Hwang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology and Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea.

PMID: 19006779
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.12.011

Abstract

We present a case of an 8-year-old girl with an infected urachal cyst containing an appendicolith found secondary to an appendico-urachal cyst fistula caused by perforated appendicitis. The clinical features and computed tomographic manifestations of this unusual case are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Appendicitis / complications*
Appendicitis / diagnostic imaging*
Child
Female
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Urachal Cyst / diagnosis*
Urachal Cyst / etiology*
Urinary Bladder Fistula / complications*
Urinary Bladder Fistula / diagnostic imaging*