An unique case of Y-type urethral duplication associated with posterior urethral valve
1Unit of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vittorio Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. arenasal@inwind.it
Abstract:
This case report is about a 4-year-old patient with a IIA2 ''Y-type'' duplication, with the accessory urethra arising from the anterior orthotopic urethra and exiting in perineal-scrotal position, in association with posterior urethral valves (PUV). Cystourethroscopy through the ventral urethra revealed a type III urethral valve (diaphragm) and this was fulgurated. Duplicated dorsal urethra was excised surgically. Postoperative period was uneventful. This case is unique, because it shows PUV in a child with a very rare type of ''Y-type'' duplication. The presence of PUV in patients with urethral duplication is probably not an incidental finding but, to date, embryology of this rare association is not known.
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