title: Congenital megalourethra: a case report.
abstract: We describe a case of a male infant with a scaphoid megalourethra. A physical examination showed a large, flabby phallus with bilateral undescended testes. The corpus spongiosum was absent with normal corpora cavernosa. Urethrography showed a crescent-shaped dilatation of the anterior urethra. Further examination revealed an association with concomitant urogenital anomalies, right renal hypoplasia-dysplasia, bilateral vesicoureteral reflux and the prune-belly syndrome. A urethroplasty with resection of the excess urethral tissue and reconstruction of the urethra was performed. There was a satisfactory surgical result and the patient now voids without difficulty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Senoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsunoda
mesh_terms: D003558:Cystoscopy; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011535:Prune Belly Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging