Prague Med. Rep. 2025, 126, 175-177

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2025.29

Urachus Remnant: Importance of Early Diagnosis in Preventing Complications

Bruna Suda Rodrigues1ID, Giulia Gadia Leme La Guardia2ID, Élcio Roberto Duarte1ID, Márcio Luís Duarte3,4ID

1Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santos, Santos (SP), Brazil
2Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Santos (SP), Brazil
3Diagnósticos da América S. A., São Paulo (SP), Brazil
4Universidade de Ribeirão Preto – Campus Guarujá, Guarujá (SP), Brazil

Received March 22, 2024
Accepted August 27, 2025

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