title: Congenital anterior urethral diverticula in children.
abstract: The author reports his experience with five children with an anterior urethral diverticulum. Their ages ranged from 22 days to 3 years and presenting features included a penile mass, dribbling of urine, poor urinary stream, urinary-tract infection, and haematuria. Transurethral resection (TUR) of both the proximal and distal rims was performed in four patients, resulting in immediate relief of obstruction post-operatively. In a neonate both rims were incised endoscopically with a wire electrode, resulting in slight improvement of the urinary stream. The author recommends TUR as the treatment of choice for this uncommon anomaly in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Urology, Children's Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zia-ul-Miraj
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*