Open AccessCowper's syringocele: A rare cause of new-onset voiding dysfunction
Author(s) -
Suhasini Gazula,
M Varunkumar,
D L Praveena,
Parbodh Kumar,
Maithreyi Swaminathan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_183_20
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary obstruction , urology , urinary system , duct (anatomy) , surgery
Cowper's syringocele is a condition caused by dilatation of the main duct of Cowper's gland. It is a very uncommon cause of urethral obstruction. Closed type causes urinary obstruction. The aim of this article is to report a case of closed type syringocele causing new-onset urinary obstruction in a 10-year-old boy.