A congenital anterior urethral diverticulum associated with obstructive urinary symptoms in a 1-year-old male child: A case report and review of the literature | Zendy

Mehmet Hanifi Okur | Zendy; Bahattin Aydoğdu | Zendy; Serkan Arslan | Zendy; Erol Basuguy | Zendy

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A congenital anterior urethral diverticulum associated with obstructive urinary symptoms in a 1-year-old male child: A case report and review of the literature

Author(s) -

Mehmet Hanifi Okur,

Bahattin Aydoğdu,

Serkan Arslan,

Erol Basuguy

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

pediatric urology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2148-2969

DOI - 10.14534/pucr.2015310306

Subject(s) - medicine , urinary obstruction , urinary system , diverticulum (mollusc) , urethral diverticulum , surgery , anatomy , urethra

Congenital anterior urethral diverticula are rarely found in children. We present the case of a 1-year-old male child with a congenital anterior urethral diverticulum. This condition can lead to obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms and urosepsis. The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of this rare condition are discussed in this report. The diagnosis was made using retrograde urethrography. Patient was treated with open diverticulectomy and urethroplasty.

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