Catalog

Patent urachus

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Patent urachus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1391202028

The urachus is a fibrous remnant of the allantois which is a canal that drains the urinary bladder of the fetus that joins and runs within the umbilical cord. If the urachus remains patent there will be leakage of urine through the umbilicus.