Strangulated Umbilical Herniation into Urachal Anomaly

Urachal Cyst Presenting as Incarcerated Umbilical Hernia: Case Report

“…There are many risk factors that increase the chance of developing hernia in general this includes chronic cough, pregnancy, obesity, constipation and heavy weight lifting [1,4]. The abdominal wall at the level of the umbilicus is connected to the bladder during embryonic period by the urachus which is derived from the embryonic allantois [6,7]. As the bladder descends into the fetal pelvis, the urachal canal normally obliterates and forms the median umbilical ligament [6][7][8][9].…”

“…The abdominal wall at the level of the umbilicus is connected to the bladder during embryonic period by the urachus which is derived from the embryonic allantois [6,7]. As the bladder descends into the fetal pelvis, the urachal canal normally obliterates and forms the median umbilical ligament [6][7][8][9]. When this process fails, four different embryological abnormalities can result: umbil-ical-urachal sinus, patent urachus, urachal cyst or vesicourachal diverticulum [8,10].…”