Laparoscopic Excision of an Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult
Keywords:
Laparoscopic surgery, minimal invasive surgery, umbilicus, urachal cystAbstract
Background and Objective: The infected urachal cyst is rare. We reported here our experience inminimally invasive laparoscopic excision in an adult patient.
Material and Method: A 45-year-old fisherman was referred to the General Surgery Department at
Rayong Hospital. He complained of peri-umbilical pain for two months with brownish yellowish foul-smell
discharge from the umbilicus. We performed laparoscopic surgery using three 5-mm ports at the lateral border
of rectus muscle. The cystic mass was excised together with medial umbilical ligament and removed via the
umbilicus .
Results: The total operative time was 150 minutes and the blood loss was minimal with no operative
complications. Length of hospital stay was seven days. The pain score was 2-5. Pathology result showed a
urachal cyst with chronic inflammation.
Conclusion: Laparoscopic excision of infected urachal cyst can be performed with good outcome with
minimal post operative complication.
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principles of surgery. 9th ed. Houston, Texas: McGraw-Hill;
2010. p. 1271.
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Laparoscopic removal of urachal sinus. J Laparoendosc
Adv Surg Tech A 1997;7:135-8.
3. Berman SM, Tolia BM, Laor E, Reid RE, Schweizerhof SP, Freed
SZ. Urachal remnants in adults. Urology 1988;31:17-21.
4. Marmol Navarro S, Guadalajara Jurado J, Cancelo Suarez
P, Gil de la Puente J, Rajab R, Parra Mountaner LE. [Pyourachal
cyst]. Arch Esp Urol 1992;45:1034-6.
5. Mesrobian HG, Zacharias A, Balcom AH, Cohen RD. Ten
years of experience with isolated urachal anomalies in
children. J Urol 1997;158(3 Pt 2):1316-8.
6. Kojima Y, Hayashi Y, Yasui T, Itoh Y, Maruyama T, Kohri K.
Laparoscopic management for urachal cyst in a 9-year-old
boy. Int Urol Nephrol 2007;39: 771-4.
7. Castillo OA, Vitagliano G, Olivares R, Sanchez-Salas R.
Complete excision of urachal cyst by laparoscopic means:
a new approach to an uncommon disorder. Arch Esp Urol
2007;60:607-11.
8. Permpongkosol S, Bella AJ, Suntisevee S, Leenanupunth C,
Stoller ML. Laparoscopic excision of urachal cysts in elderly
men and woman following pregnancy. J Med Assoc Thai
2010;93:132-6.
9. Cutting CW, Hindley RG, Poulsen J. Laparoscopic
management of complicated urachal remnants. BJU Int
2005;96:1417-21.
10. Michael S. Martin, Lembo RM. A-17-year-old Boy with
Umbilical Discharge. Hospital Physician 2004:19-25.
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Laiwattanapaisal S. Laparoscopic Excision of an Infected Urachal Cyst in an Adult. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2011 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];32(4). Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/227314
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