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Prenatal management of an allantoic cyst with patent urachus

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Umbilical anomalies are a rare presentation in fetal and neonatal period. We report a case of a patent urachus with an allantoic cyst diagnosed prenatally at 14 weeks of gestation and its spontaneous course throughout ongoing pregnancy. Thoroughly ultrasound examination enabled comprehensive counselling of the parents and together with pediatricians and pediatric surgeons determining the appropriate postnatal surgical management.

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  1. Division of Prenatal Medicine, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

    Jan Weichert, Andrea Chiriac & Roland Axt-Fliedner

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

    Martin Kaiser

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

    Christoph Thorns

  4. Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Bereich Pränatalmedizin und Spezielle Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany

    Jan Weichert

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Weichert, J., Chiriac, A., Kaiser, M. et al. Prenatal management of an allantoic cyst with patent urachus. Arch Gynecol Obstet 280, 321–323 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0909-8

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