PATENT VITELLINE DUCT IN AN ADULT DECEPTIVELY APPEARED TO BE ACQUIRED UMBILICAL URACHAL SINUS: A CASE REPORT

Here is presented a surprisingly rare case in a 40-year-old male who had patent vitelline duct by nature. However, his congenital disease appeared deceptively to be an acquired umbi[ical urachal sinus on the diagnostic evaluations including fistu[ography before surgery. The diagnosis was definitely confirmed after the successful surgical procedure. The principal reason why these diseases were indistinguishable was reviewed. The incidence of each disease and incidence of as­ sociation with umbilical fistula in each disease were discussed. With regard to these incidences, we compared urachal anomalies with vitelline duct anomalies through reference of several [itera­ tures. This is the most unique event we have ever clinically experienced.