Open AccessManagement of male urethral polyps in children: Experience with four cases
Author(s) -
Amogu K. Eziyi,
Tamer E. Helmy,
Osama Sarhan,
Waleed M Eissa,
Magdy A Ghaly
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.48578
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , incidence (geometry) , presentation (obstetrics) , male urethra , urethra , surgery , pediatrics , pathology , physics , optics
Congenital urethral polyps area rare anomaly of the male urethra that may present with features of voiding dysfunction or obstruction. Although the exact incidence is unknown, they are important in the differential diagnosis of lower urethral obstruction in male children. Their diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion because of the variability of presentation. We present our experience with four cases of male urethral polyps in boys with discussion on the related literature.