A case of congenital megalourethra.
Congenital megalourethra is a rare anomaly of the penile urethra caused by a mesenchymal defect. We describe a baby boy with scaphoid type megalourethra and review the embryology and management of this condition.
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St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7ET, UK. vicknesh@doctors.org.uk
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D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery