A new case of male Y-type urethral duplication and review of literature.
Urethral duplication is a rare congenital anomaly, affecting mainly boys. Generally, the duplication develops on the sagittal plane; the accessory urethra may run dorsally or ventrally to the orthotopic one. The embryology of this pathology is still controversial. In the English medical literature, approximately 175 cases have been reported. We report here a new case of urethral duplication type II A2 "Y" in a 14-year-old boy and review the current literature of this rare entity.
Sánchez
Margarita Montero
MM
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Xeral Cies, CP: 36204 VIGO (PONTEVEDRA), Spain. mmontero@wanadoo.es
Vellibre
Rosa Muguerza
RM
Castelo
José Luís Vázquez
JL
Arias
Marcos Prada
MP
Sarmiento
Rosa Cunqueiro
RC
Costa
Alberto Rodríguez
AR
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013519:Urogenital Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods