title: Agenesis of posterior urethra in a male child and its operative reconstruction.
abstract: An 8-year-old boy passing urine through both fecal and urinary outlets since birth is reported. Investigations showed absence of the posterior urethra. A surgical procedure for reconstruction of the posterior urethra is described. The embryological explanation is also discussed.
authors: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical College Hospital, Calcutta, India.
authors: P K
authors: PK
authors: Sarkar
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Biswas
authors: P C
authors: PC
authors: Lin
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities*