Duplication of the urethra: report of two cases

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Revista mexicana de pediatría

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Abstract

ARBOLEDA-BUSTAN, Jenny Elizabeth; MARTIN-SOLE, Oriol; PEREZ-BERTOLEZ, Sonia and GARCIA-APARICIO, Luis. Duplication of the urethra: report of two cases. Rev. mex. pediatr. [online]. 2021, vol.88, n.4, pp.156-158. Epub May 23, 2022. ISSN 0035-0052. https://doi.org/10.35366/102781.

Objective:

To present two cases with urethral duplication that were resolved by surgery.

Description of the cases:

We present two patients aged three and four years, with type IA urethral duplication according to the Effmann classification. Both were treated surgically by exeresis of the accessory urethra.

Conclusion:

Urethral duplication is a rare malformation, which occurs more frequently in men. Surgical management is reserved for symptomatic cases.

Keywords : Urethra duplication; urethral surgery; Effmann classification.

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