Preferred Label : urachus;

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;

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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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1998
France
French
general surgery
child
hernia, umbilical
vitelline duct
urachus
umbilicus
vitelline duct
educational course

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