Abstract:Complications associated with persistent urachal remnant disease have been well documented in neonates and more recently in adults. These include laparoscopic perforation. The case has previously been made for conservative management of small symptomatic urachal remnants in young infants and also for conservative management of iatrogenic cystotomies in the absence of overt sepsis using assisted bladder drainage and prophylactic antibiotics. However, to our knowledge, there has been no recent case of successful… Show more
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