Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum

Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum is a very rare cause of lower urinary tract obstruction. It usually occurs at the penoscrotal junction but also may occur at the penile urethra. Two months old male baby presented with soft cystic swelling at the anterior urethra ballooning during micturitio...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Eshiba, Khaled Ashour, Mostafa Zein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661830157X
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description Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum is a very rare cause of lower urinary tract obstruction. It usually occurs at the penoscrotal junction but also may occur at the penile urethra. Two months old male baby presented with soft cystic swelling at the anterior urethra ballooning during micturition. Diagnosis was confirmed by MCUG and ultrasonography. Open diverticulectomy was done. Keywords: Anterior urethral diverticulum, Anterior urethral valve, Diverticulectomy
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spelling doaj.art-7bb344bf915647b9a1bf92db30531fa12022-12-21T18:48:25ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662018-09-01363335Congenital anterior urethral diverticulumAhmed Eshiba0Khaled Ashour1Mostafa Zein2Corresponding author. El Shatbi University Hospital, Shatbi, Alexandria, Egypt.; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria, EgyptDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria, EgyptDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria, EgyptCongenital anterior urethral diverticulum is a very rare cause of lower urinary tract obstruction. It usually occurs at the penoscrotal junction but also may occur at the penile urethra. Two months old male baby presented with soft cystic swelling at the anterior urethra ballooning during micturition. Diagnosis was confirmed by MCUG and ultrasonography. Open diverticulectomy was done. Keywords: Anterior urethral diverticulum, Anterior urethral valve, Diverticulectomyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661830157X
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title Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum
title_full Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum
title_fullStr Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum
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