African Journal of Paediatric Surgery (Jan 2011)

Urethral duplication in a 12-year-old child

  • Faustin Félicien Mouafo Tambo,
  • Jacques Birraux,
  • Ambroise Wonkam,
  • Zacharie Sando,
  • Yvonne Walburga Joko,
  • Pierre-Yves Mure,
  • Claude Le Coultre,
  • Gervais Ondobo Andze,
  • Maurice Aurélien Sosso

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0189-6725.91667
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 313 – 316

Abstract

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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.

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