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Anterior urethral valves in children: A possible association between anterior urethral valves and Cowper’s duct cyst
Author(s) -
Kajiwara Mitsuru,
Inoue Katsumi,
Kato Masao,
Usui Akihiro,
Matsubara Akio,
Usui Tsuguru
Publication year - 2007
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.1442-2042.2007.01617.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urethra , urinary system , urethral diverticulum , diverticulum (mollusc) , surgery , anatomy
To elucidate the pathophysiology of congenital obstruction of the anterior urethra and to investigate the association between anterior urethral valves and syringocele. Three boys with congenital obstruction of the anterior urethra diagnosed at our department between 1997 and 2004 were analyzed retrospectively. All three boys had congenital obstruction in the bulbar urethra. The presenting symptoms and age of each patient were varied. Whereas continuity between Cowper’s duct and the diverticulum was not demonstrated radiographically in all of the boys, it was speculated endoscopically in all. Our series has suggested a possible association between anterior urethral valves (diverticulum) and syringocele. These congenital anomalies of the anterior urethra should be considered in the differential diagnosis of obstructive lesions of the urinary tract.