Female Epispadias: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Isolated female epispadias without exstrophy is an extremely rare syndrome. The symptoms of female epispadias are primary urinary incontinence and abnormal anatomical features. A 12-year-old girl presented with primary urinary incontinence. On physical examination, bifid clitoris and labia minora we...
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| author | Dogan Atilgan Nihat Uluocak Fikret Erdemir Bekir S. Parlaktas |
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| description | Isolated female epispadias without exstrophy is an extremely rare syndrome. The symptoms of female epispadias are primary urinary incontinence and abnormal anatomical features. A 12-year-old girl presented with primary urinary incontinence. On physical examination, bifid clitoris and labia minora were seen. The vagina and hymen were normal. Voiding cystourethrogram showed no reflux. With the diagnosis of isolated female epispadias, one-stage reconstruction of the urethra, bladder neck and labia minora and clitoris was performed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4abcb0a3a0ab42b8bdae10337a13572a2022-12-22T01:13:20ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2009-11-01251161361610.1016/S1607-551X(09)70565-0Female Epispadias: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureDogan AtilganNihat UluocakFikret ErdemirBekir S. ParlaktasIsolated female epispadias without exstrophy is an extremely rare syndrome. The symptoms of female epispadias are primary urinary incontinence and abnormal anatomical features. A 12-year-old girl presented with primary urinary incontinence. On physical examination, bifid clitoris and labia minora were seen. The vagina and hymen were normal. Voiding cystourethrogram showed no reflux. With the diagnosis of isolated female epispadias, one-stage reconstruction of the urethra, bladder neck and labia minora and clitoris was performed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09705650epispadiasfemaleurethraurinary abnormality |
| spellingShingle | Dogan Atilgan Nihat Uluocak Fikret Erdemir Bekir S. Parlaktas Female Epispadias: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences epispadias female urethra urinary abnormality |
| title | Female Epispadias: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Female Epispadias: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Female Epispadias: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Female Epispadias: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Female Epispadias: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | female epispadias a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | epispadias female urethra urinary abnormality |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09705650 |
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