A urachal cyst is a sac of tissue and fluid between the bladder and the belly button (umbilicus). The cyst forms in the remnants of the urachus, a structure normally present in a fetus that usually ...

When we think of ultrasounds, most of us think of pregnancy. But this noninvasive imaging tool is also used to diagnose other health issues for people who get their periods — like misplaced IUD's, ...

Swelling at the base of the umbilicus noted at birth can be an omphalocele, a knot, polyp, cyst, cord hemangioma or a hematoma. An omphalocele is a defect in the ventral abdominal wall with herniation ...

An Australian company has received the FDA nod to sell a new ultrasound bladder scanning device that works with an Android tablet and aims to make bladder scanning more accurate and intelligent. Frank ...