[Complete urethral duplication with dorsal epispadiac urethra: case report]
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Klinikum der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany. woellner@urologie.klinik.uni-mainz.de
Abstract:
Urethral duplication is a rare congenital anomaly with variable clinical presentation. A number of theories have been proposed to describe the embryology of the condition; the actual mechanism of the disorder is still unclear. We present a 2-year-old boy with complete urethral duplication and two functional sphincters. Functional and surgical results were satisfying with good continence.
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