Urachus fistula: a rare first presentation of diverticulitis

C Dickhoff; M M Campo; P J A Ophof; A F C Makkus; K G Tan; P W Plaisier

doi:10.1159/000151580

Urachus fistula: a rare first presentation of diverticulitis

Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2008 Sep 20;2(3):287-90. doi: 10.1159/000151580.

Authors

C Dickhoff¹, M M Campo, P J A Ophof, A F C Makkus, K G Tan, P W Plaisier

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Abstract

Urachus fistulas are rare, especially in adulthood. In grown-ups urachus fistulas are usually a reflection of Crohn's disease. We present a patient in whom an urachus fistula was the first presentation of diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. The need for proper preoperative diagnostic imaging is discussed.

Keywords: Diverticulitis; Fistula; Umbilical; Urachus.

Publication types

Case Reports