Amebic abscess of urachal remnants

被引:5
作者
Catanzaro, D [1 ]
Mirk, P [1 ]
Carbone, A [1 ]
Macis, G [1 ]
Danza, FM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Policlin A Gemelli, Ist Radiol, I-00168 Rome, Italy
关键词
urachus; abnormalities; amebiasis; extraintestinal; urachal abscess; urachal diseases; sonography; computed tomography;
D O I
10.1016/S0720-048X(00)00256-4
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100207 [影像医学与核医学]; 1009 [特种医学];
摘要
We report a rare case of amebic abscess of the urachus, mimicking an urachal neoplasm: no previous reports of amebic infection of the urachus were found in the literature. The challenges of the differential diagnosis between urachal abscess and carcinomas based both on clinical and radiological data are discussed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:219 / 224
页数:6
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