An infected urachal cyst - A rare diagnosis in a child with acute abdominal pain

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 587-588

  Janes, Victoria A ^a   Hogeman, Paul H G ^a   Achten, Niek B ^b   Tytgat, Stefaan H A J ^b  

^a MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal abscess; Childhood; Differential diagnosis; Infected urachal cyst; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYST; CYSTOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; URACHAL CYST;

EID: 84860306279     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1622-3     Document Type: Article

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