title: Congenital H-type anourethral fistula with severe urethral hypoplasia: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Congenital H-type anourethral fistula with severe urethral hypoplasia and normal anus is an extremely rare variant of anorectal malformations among boys. The authors report a case of a 5-year-old boy who underwent successful management of severe urethral hypoplasia with progressive augmentation by dilating urethra anterior gently and achieving a functionally normal urethra with minimal morbidity. H-type anourethral fistula was excised subsequently through anterior perianal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Bassam
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Smayer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Boukai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Damegh
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging