Abstract

MARTINEZ CASAS, Antonio  and  ROSALES MORAN, Alfonso Porfirio. Partial prolapse of the urethral mucosa in young girls: review of two cases surgically treated by a new approach. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2010, vol.67, n.1, pp.58-62. ISSN 1665-1146.

Background: Prolapse of the urethral mucosa in young girls is an uncommon condition. It occurs most often in prepubertal black girls between 3 and 10 years old, but it also occurs in other races. Constipation, urinary infection and vaginal bleeding accompany this pathology. It is classified as circular or partial. We report the surgical performance for the circular type of prolapse using the Kelly Burnham technique. Case report: We report the cases of partial urethral prolapse in two Latino children of 9 and 19 months old who were surgically treated by excision of the prolapsed mucosa and suture of the remaining mucosa with vicryl 3-0. Surgery was performed under general anesthesia at Gómez Palacio General Hospital in Durango, Mexico. Conclusion: Partial urethral prolapse in young girls surgically treated using a different approach has not been published in the literature. The procedure obtained favorable results in both patients and there were no postoperative complications. After 1-year of follow-up, there were no recurrences.

Keywords : mucosa urethral prolapse; partial type; surgical approach.