Patient's question:
My baby just turned one month old, and since birth, there has been a continuous flow of water from the navel. It has been diagnosed as a urachal fistula. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
These deformities can only be eliminated through early surgery. The urine in the bladder is caused by uric acid residues. Similarly, the tube connecting the navel and the bladder is called a "urachal fistula." If both ends are closed, it is called a "urachal cyst." Generally, only a lump forms in the lower abdomen. Although rare, there is also a possibility that one day the sinus of the urachal cyst may rupture to the navel, causing a small amount of fluid to continuously leak.