Scaphoid megalourethra with multiple urogenital anomalies.
A male infant with scaphoid megalourethra, which is a rare congenital anomaly, is presented. At birth he exhibited a grossly swollen, malformed penis and cryptorchidism. The corpus spongiosum was not palpable. The infant had congenital renal failure. Retrograde urethrography revealed a crescent-shaped dilatation of the anterior urethra, and the diagnosis of scaphoid megalourethra was made. Subsequent uroradiological examinations showed that there were also severe urogenital anomalies, i.e. renal hypoplasia-dysplasia, hydronephrosis, hydroureter and vesicoureteral reflux. This disorder is frequently associated with other urogenital anomalies. Therefore, once the diagnosis is reached, a careful investigation for other associated abnormalities should be undertaken.
Hata
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Department of Paediatrics, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
Tsukahara
H
H
Shigematsu
Y
Y
Nishibuchi
S
S
Okada
K
K
Sudo
M
M
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities