Patent urachus

Patent urachus is a type of congenital urachal anomaly (see this term) characterized by a persistent communication between the bladder and the umbilicus, secondary to non occlusion of the urachal lumen, manifesting as clear drainage from the umbilicus.

Vesicoureteral reflux

Abnormal (retrograde) movement of urine from the bladder into ureters or kidneys related to inadequacy of the valvular mechanism at the ureterovesicular junction or other causes.


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PMID (PMCID)
25836363
(4374267)
 OTHER
Posterior urethral valve with unilateral vesicoureteral reflux and patent urachus: A rare combination of urinary tract anomaliess.
Atobatele MO, Oyinloye OI, Nasir AA, Bamidele JO.
Urol Ann. 2015;7(2):240-3.
It can coexist with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in about 50% of cases and also with patent urachus in about one-third of cases.
25836363
(4374267)
 OTHER
Posterior urethral valve with unilateral vesicoureteral reflux and patent urachus: A rare combination of urinary tract anomaliess.
Atobatele MO, Oyinloye OI, Nasir AA, Bamidele JO.
Urol Ann. 2015;7(2):240-3.
Posterior urethral valve with unilateral vesicoureteral reflux and patent urachus: A rare combination of urinary tract anomaliess.