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Urology Feb 2024Congenital urethral atresia is generally considered to be incompatible with life unless there is either a patent urachus or vesicoamniotic shunt. Here we present the...
Congenital urethral atresia is generally considered to be incompatible with life unless there is either a patent urachus or vesicoamniotic shunt. Here we present the case of a male neonate with anhydramnios detected at 28weeks gestation due to urethral atresia, who was born without evidence of either a patent urachus or vesicoamniotic shunt, who has survived and is not requiring respiratory support at age 5months. While this is a thought-provoking clinical case, it also highlights the importance of early and effective parental engagement in cases of complex congenital anomalies of the urinary tract.
Topics: Infant, Newborn; Humans; Male; Child, Preschool; Urethra; Urethral Diseases
PubMed: 37956764
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.10.025 -
Umbilical cord cyst with patent urachus presenting as a urine jet from the umbilicus: A case report.Pediatrics and Neonatology Jan 2022
Topics: Cysts; Female; Humans; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Umbilical Cord; Umbilicus; Urachus
PubMed: 34906437
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2021.07.011 -
Urology Oct 2021Aphallia is an exceedingly rare condition often associated with an array of genitourinary anomalies. Classically, aphallia was thought to have to co-exist with a...
Aphallia is an exceedingly rare condition often associated with an array of genitourinary anomalies. Classically, aphallia was thought to have to co-exist with a urethral fistula for adequate urine outflow to avoid the sequelae of oligohydramnios, while the absence of a fistula has historically been incompatible with life. We report the first case of a prenatally unrecognized aphallia with complete urethral atresia in a full-term baby, without an associated fistula or ectopic urethra. We postulate a urachal cyst noted on prenatal ultrasound resolved into a patent urachus providing sufficient outflow to avoid sequelae of oligohydramnios and allowed for term birth.
Topics: Abnormalities, Multiple; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Male; Penis; Urethra
PubMed: 34087315
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.05.038 -
Pediatrics and Neonatology Jul 2022
Topics: Cysts; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Humans; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Umbilical Cord; Umbilicus; Urachus
PubMed: 35550350
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2022.03.008 -
Pediatrics and Neonatology Jul 2022
Topics: Cysts; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Humans; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Umbilical Cord; Umbilicus; Urachus
PubMed: 35637080
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2022.04.003 -
Prenatal Diagnosis Feb 2021
Topics: Adult; Female; Humans; Remission, Spontaneous; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Urachal Cyst; Urachus
PubMed: 33661548
DOI: 10.1002/pd.5889 -
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons... Mar 2020Diverticular disease is a common clinical condition among Western populations, which increases with age. It can present in a variety of manners and has myriad of...
Diverticular disease is a common clinical condition among Western populations, which increases with age. It can present in a variety of manners and has myriad of potential disease complications. We present a rare case of an adult patient with an extraperitoneal complications of a diverticular perforation presenting with facial swelling due to a colo-urachal fistula associated with a patent urachal remnant. Perforation should be considered in patients presenting with surgical emphysema with background of diverticular disease.
Topics: Anaphylaxis; Diverticulitis, Colonic; Edema; Face; Fistula; Humans; Intestinal Fistula; Intestinal Perforation; Male; Middle Aged; Urachus
PubMed: 31697162
DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0143