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Table 1 Case reports of benign noninfected urachal cysts in adult until December 2021

From: Surgical management of benign noninfected urachal cysts in adult patients: two case reports

Year

Author

Country

Sex

Age

Initial symptoms

External drainage from the umbilicus

Explorations

Treatment

Final diagnosis

2021

Corsello et al. [1]

USA

M

39

Umbilical hernia, but he also noted drainage from the umbilicus

Yes

CT scan

Surgical excision of the cyst and cure of the umbilical hernia

Umbilical hernia with simple ruptured urachal cyst

2018

Singh et al. [2]

India

F

30

Lower abdominal pain with dysuria

No

CT scan, cystoscopy

Partial cystectomy with surgical resection of the cyst

Urachal cyst with xanthogranulomatous cystitis

2002

Milotic et al. [3]

Croatia

F

73

Dysuria

No

US, CT

Surgical resection, open laparotomy

Urachal cyst containing calculis

2008

Seo et al. [4]

Korea

M

58

Lower abdominal pain and urinary frequency

No

X-ray, US, CT

Surgical excision, laparoscopically

Urachal cyst containing large stones

2015

Okur et al. [5]

Turkey

F

17

Periumbilical pain

No

US, CT

Surgical excision mini laparotomy

Simple urachal cyst

2015

Kidger et al. [6]

UK

M

30

 

No

CT, cystoscopy

Cystectomy

Simple urachal cyst found incidentally after cystectomy

2010

Long and Lang [7]

USA

M

47

 

No

CT

Not specified

Simple noninfected urachal cyst

2001

Yagishita et al. [8]

Japan

M

79

 

No

 

Post mortem

Asymptomatic begnin noninfected, The cyst showed ovoid protrusion into urinary bladder cavity from the dome (3.5 × 2.0 × 2.0 cm in size)

2007

Castillo et al. [9]

Chili

M

38

 

No

CT

Surgical laparoscopic excision

Simple noninfected urachal cyst

2011

Zanghì et al. [10]

Italy

F

28

Dyspareunia

No

US, MRI

Laparoscopic surgical excision

Simple urachal cyst

2012

de Oliveira et al. [11]

Spain

M

24

Umbilical discharge

Yes

CT, cystoscopy

Laparoscopic surgical excision of the cyst

Urachal cyst

2016

Sakata et al. [12]

Australia

M

54

Mild lower abdominal pain with dysuria evolving for 1 month

No

CT, cystoscopy, colonoscopy

Surgical excision laparoscopically: primary anastomosis and en bloc resection of the urachal cyst and involved bladder

Peridiverticular abscess extending into a urachal cyst

2001

Yamada et al. [13]

Japan

F

48

Lower abdominal mass

No

US, MRI

Laparoscopic surgical excision

Simple urachal cyst

2005

Donate Moreno et al. [14]

Spain

F

32

 

No

US, MRI

Surgical resection

Incidental finding at pregnancy routine US

2005

Cherukupalli and Schein [15]

China

M

44

    

Simple urachal cyst

2011

Bella et al. [16]

Thailand

M

70

Lower abdominal mass

No

CT

Laparoscopic surgical resection

Simple urachal cyst

2011

Bella et al. [17]

 

F

32

Incidental finding on routine pregnancy US

No

US

Laparoscopic surgical resection

Simple urachal cyst

  1. M = Male, F = female, US = ultra sonographic, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging, CT-scan = computed tomography scan