title: [Mucous prolapse of the urethra].
abstract: Urethral prolapse represent a rare cause of urological consultation. Frequent in older women, it also happens in under 10-year-old little girls with a racial predominance. For most cases, medical treatment and follow-up are sufficient, but failure of these or possible complications may necessitate a surgical correction. Circumferential excision and muco-mucous suture are effective treatments with very few complications. About four case-reports, we are reviewing here the literature and discussing etiopathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic options for this disease.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pouya
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Van Cangh
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Wese
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Opsomer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saleh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D011391:Prolapse; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Le prolapsus muqueux de l'urètre.