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Urethral duplication: Experience of four cases

Raghu S. Ramareddy, Anand Alladi, O. S. Siddappa

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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.98127

License: Copyright: © Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons2012This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Aim:Our experience of 4 cases of urethral duplication is reported here.Materials and Methods:A retrospective chart review.Results:The age at presentation varied from newborn to 10 years. The clinical presentation ranged from prepubic sinus to diphallus urethra. There were 2 each incomplete duplication with only external openings (Type IA) and complete duplication of Effmann Type IIA2. All underwent complete excision of accessory urethra and corrections of associated anomalies.Conclusions:Urethral duplications have a varied presentation. At follow up, all are asymptomatic with good cosmetic result.


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