An unusual presentation of an infected urachal cyst: Case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 268-269

  Luo, Chih Cheng ^a   Huang, Chen Sheng ^a   Wu, Wan Chao ^b   Chu, Shih Ming ^b   Chao, Hsun Chin ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL MASS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIVERTICULITIS; ERYTHEMA; EXCISION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PELVIS; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; URACHUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URACHAL CYST; URACHUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 2442690270     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1274-z     Document Type: Review

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