Accessory phallic urethra in adult female.
Duplication of the urethra with an accessory phallic urethra in females is a rare anomaly usually discovered early in life because of associated genitourinary anomalies. We report on a thirty-three-year-old female with this anomaly who presented with double urinary stream and recurrent urinary tract infections. The nature of this anomaly, its diagnosis, and management are reviewed.
Ramon
J
J
Division of Urology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Mekras
J A
JA
Webster
G D
GD
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology