How is urachus treated?

How is urachus treated?

For patients who have fluid-filled cysts in the area of the urachus, antibiotics are usually very effective. Some patients also will need to have the fluid drained with a needle. After that has healed, most patients will need surgery to remove the urachus and anything connected to it, such as the top of the bladder.

Can a patent urachus close on its own?

The urachus is a tube between the bladder and the belly button that is present before birth. In most cases, it closes along its full length before the baby is born. An open urachus occurs mostly in infants.

Do Urachal remnants need to be removed?

In many cases, the medical team may recommend surgery to remove the remnant because of the possibility of complications and because it is associated with a rare, but aggressive form of cancer. In most cases the anomaly can be removed and recovery is uneventful.

What does the urachus become?

The urogenital sinus evolves into the bladder and urethra. In both male and female fetuses, the allantois has degenerated into the urachus, which usually obliterates in postnatal life to become the median umbilical ligament.

What happens to urachus after birth?

The urachus has no purpose after birth, so if it remains it can cause health problems. These problems are called “urachal abnormalities.” Problems with a urachal abnormality are rare. They can be seen in infants or children, and rarely in adults.

Where is the urachus located?

Because the urachus is found between the belly button and the top of the bladder, diseases of the urachus can appear anywhere in that space.

Can urine come out of the belly button?

A patent urachus can cause varying amounts of clear urine to leak at the umbilicus. This occurs when the urachus did not seal close to the umbilicus and leads to a blind ending tract from the umbilicus into the urachus called a sinus.

What does urachus mean?

(YOO-rah-kus) A fibrous cord that connects the urinary bladder to the umbilicus (navel). The urachus is formed as the allantoic stalk during fetal development and lasts through life. Also called median umbilical ligament.

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