Abdominal Imaging - Case Report

CT urography of a vesicourachal diverticulum containing calculi

10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.1798-08.1

  • Nilgün Işıksalan Özbülbül
  • Mustafa Dağlı
  • Gökçen Akdoğan
  • Tülay Ölçer

Received Date: 19.03.2008 Accepted Date: 14.05.2008 Diagn Interv Radiol 2010;16(1):56-58

Urachal remnant disease is a relatively rare urological condition that presents a variety of clinical problems in adult patients. Contrast-enhanced multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) urography is a new diagnostic imaging technique providing comprehensive evaluation of the upper and lower urinary tract. MDCT urography performed with a combination of unenhanced, nephrographic phase, and excretory- phase imaging can demonstrate a wide spectrum of disease in these patients with a single study. We report a case of vesicourachal diverticulum containing calculus, which was diagnosed by MDCT urography.

Keywords: computed tomography , urography , urinary tract , urachus