Rare case of umbilical urachal sinus mimicking infected umbilical abscess: A case report

Abstract

Abstract Incomplete obliteration of urachus during the fetal period can lead to urachal abnormalities. One of these abnormalities is the urachal sinus that can be asymptomatic, or it can be symptomatic by becoming infected or being malignant, and it can mimic other diseases' symptoms. Although it is rare in adults, it should be considered a significant differential diagnosis in patients with abdominal pain or umbilical discharge. This article presents a young patient with urachal sinus mimicking umbilical pilonidal sinus symptoms.

Keywords

• abdominal pain
• umbilical abscess
• umbilical discharge
• umbilical pilonidal sinus
• umbilical urachal sinus