fetal urachal cyst
A case of
giant urachal cyst in a neonate: Fig. 1. Coronal color Doppler US images (A, B) demonstrate the cyst (c) separating the two umbilical arteries (ua) at the base of the umbilical cord. bl: bladder.
A case of
giant urachal cyst in a neonate: Fig. 2. A sagittal T2-W image demonstrates a unilocular serous cyst without any communication with the bladder or umbilical cord.
A case of
giant urachal cyst in a neonate: Fig. 3. A contrast-enhanced CT demonstrates a unilocular cyst, 54 × 47 × 45 mm in size, with no solid components or calcification.
A fetal urachal cyst refers to a urachal cyst occuring in utero. It may or may not communicate with the vertex of the fetal bladder. It may also arise within the umbilical cord. Umbilical cord urachal cysts originate from an extra-abdominal urachal system.
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu fetale Urachuszyste:
