Urachus
"Urachus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An embryonic structure originating from the ALLANTOIS. It is a canal connecting the fetal URINARY BLADDER and the UMBILICUS. It is normally converted into a fibrous cord postnatally. When the canal fails to be filled and remains open (patent urachus), urine leaks through the umbilicus.
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D014497
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A16.890
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urachus" by people in Profiles.
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Snyder CL. Current management of umbilical abnormalities and related anomalies. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2007 Feb; 16(1):41-9.
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Little DC, Shah SR, St Peter SD, Calkins CM, Murphy JP, Gatti JM, Gittes GK, Sharp RJ, Andrews WS, Holcomb GW, Ostlie DJ, Snyder CL. Urachal anomalies in children: the vanishing relevance of the preoperative voiding cystourethrogram. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Dec; 40(12):1874-6.