Clinical features and nonoperative strategy for first-time infected urachal cysts in infants
Baifeng Chen, Bingliang Li, Wei Wang, Dong Wang, Tianhua Luo, Xuhui Zhang · 2026
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Baifeng Chen and colleagues reviewed how infected urachal cysts in babies respond to treatment without surgery. A urachal cyst is a leftover pouch near the bladder that can infect; the study covered first-time infections in infants under one year.
The series covered 49 infants treated between 2012 and 2026 with antibiotics alone or antibiotics plus needle drainage. Belly-button signs were the commonest presentation, in about 79.6 percent, and three quarters had formed an abscess. Overall, 79.6 percent of cysts cleared fully without surgery, and only 12.2 percent of infants eventually needed an operation. Younger babies needed drainage more often, Chen notes, and every surgical case declared itself within three months.
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| CREATOR | Baifeng Chen, Bingliang Li, Wei Wang, Dong Wang, Tianhua Luo, Xuhui Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |