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Menkes' Kinky Hair Disease Associated with a Large Bladder Diverticulum: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Kageyama Susumu,
Okada Yusaku,
Konishi Taira,
Koizumi Shuichi,
Tomoyoshi Tadao
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00199.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulum (mollusc) , menkes disease , hair disease , dermatology , anatomy , copper metabolism , chemistry , organic chemistry , copper
We report a 2 year‐old boy with Menkes' kinky hair disease associated with a solitary huge bladder diverticulum. To our knowledge this is the first reported case treated successfully by surgical excision under general anesthesia, which has been previously considered hazardous due to the poor general condition of the patient.