We report a case of urachus carcinoma in which the resulting abdominal wall defect was reconstructed during surgery with an artificial polypropylene mesh. The use of the mesh made it easier to resect the tumor more radically, even in an advanced case. Hiroji Uemura, MD, Department of Urology, Yokohama City University Hospital, 3-46 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232 (Japan) Introduction Carci...

out?for it was only after the case had assumed a somewhat serious aspect that I was informed of it?is as follows:?The subject, a female infant, was born on the afternoon of August 3rd. Although // the labour was complicated by a flat pelvis and typical pendulous belly, and the membranes were ruptured beforehand by a diligent if somewhat officious midwife, and the presentation could not be made ...

Urachal anomalies are rare affections due to incomplete closure of urachus during foetal period. Colo-urachal-cutaneous fistula is an uncommon complication of urachal anomalies. Only three cases have been reported so far in the literature. Herein, we report a new case in a 51-year-old patient presenting with umbilical feculent discharge lasting for 4 weeks. Diagnosis was made by computed tomogr...

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 urach...