MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH annotation : patent urachus: index under URACHUS /abnorm: do not confuse with URACHAL CYST;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urachus;
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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