title: Congenital prepubic sinus: a variant of epispadiac dorsal urethral duplication.
abstract: Congenital prepubic sinus is a tract originating in the skin overlying the base of the penis. Its embryologic basis is still debated. We present a 9-month-old boy with a recurrent muco-purulent discharge from a tiny opening in the midline prepubic area on the base of the penis. Examination revealed a ventrally hooded prepuce, dorsal chordee, penile torsion to the left, and a 3-mm-diameter prepubic sinus 1 cm from the base of the penis. Histology of the excised tract showed a transitional epithelium. We believe our case is an epispadiac variant of dorsal urethral duplication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatrics Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, PMB 1459, Ilorin, Nigeria. draanasir@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdulrasheed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nasir
authors.forename: Lukman O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Abdur-Rahman
authors.forename: Ifedolapo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Olaoye
authors.forename: Adewale O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Oyinloye
authors.forename: Kayode T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Bamigbola
authors.forename: James O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Adeniran
mesh_terms: D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004842:Epispadias / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014563:Urodynamics