Open AccessUrethral duplication in a 12-year-old child
Author(s) -
Faustin F Licien Mouafo Tambo,
Jacques Birraux,
Ambroise Wonkam,
Zacharie Sando,
Yvonne Walburga Joko,
Pierre-Yves Mure,
Claude Pierrette Le Coultre,
G Andze,
Maurice Aur Lien Sosso
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/0189-6725.91667
Subject(s) - medicine , urethra , gene duplication , pediatrics , paediatric surgery , general surgery , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Urethral duplication is a rare congenital malformation affecting mainly boys. The authors report a case in a Cameroonian child who was diagnosed and managed at the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaounde. The malformation was characterized by the presence of an incontinent epispadic urethra and a normal apical urethra. We describe the difficulties faced in the management of this disorder in a developing country.