Management of male urethral polyps in children: Experience with four cases
Congenital urethral polyps area rare anomaly of the male urethra that may present with features of voiding dysfunction or obstruction. Although the exact incidence is unknown, they are important in the differential diagnosis of lower urethral obstruction in male children. Their diagnosis requires a...
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| author | Eziyi Amogu Helmy Tamer Sarhan Osama Eissa Waleed Ghaly Magdy |
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| description | Congenital urethral polyps area rare anomaly of the male urethra that may present with features of voiding dysfunction or obstruction. Although the exact incidence is unknown, they are important in the differential diagnosis of lower urethral obstruction in male children. Their diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion because of the variability of presentation. We present our experience with four cases of male urethral polyps in boys with discussion on the related literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27db39bd41724ec4b0eb345da7f7095e2022-12-22T01:48:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAfrican Journal of Paediatric Surgery0189-67252009-01-01614951Management of male urethral polyps in children: Experience with four casesEziyi AmoguHelmy TamerSarhan OsamaEissa WaleedGhaly MagdyCongenital urethral polyps area rare anomaly of the male urethra that may present with features of voiding dysfunction or obstruction. Although the exact incidence is unknown, they are important in the differential diagnosis of lower urethral obstruction in male children. Their diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion because of the variability of presentation. We present our experience with four cases of male urethral polyps in boys with discussion on the related literature.http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2009;volume=6;issue=1;spage=49;epage=51;aulast=EziyiChildrenlower urinary tract obstructionurethral polyp |
| spellingShingle | Eziyi Amogu Helmy Tamer Sarhan Osama Eissa Waleed Ghaly Magdy Management of male urethral polyps in children: Experience with four cases African Journal of Paediatric Surgery Children lower urinary tract obstruction urethral polyp |
| title | Management of male urethral polyps in children: Experience with four cases |
| title_full | Management of male urethral polyps in children: Experience with four cases |
| title_fullStr | Management of male urethral polyps in children: Experience with four cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of male urethral polyps in children: Experience with four cases |
| title_short | Management of male urethral polyps in children: Experience with four cases |
| title_sort | management of male urethral polyps in children experience with four cases |
| topic | Children lower urinary tract obstruction urethral polyp |
| url | http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2009;volume=6;issue=1;spage=49;epage=51;aulast=Eziyi |
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