title: Uncommon causes of anterior urethral diverticula in children: Two cases and review of literature.
abstract: Anterior urethral diverticula are rare in children. Anterior urethral valves and associated diverticulum is the commonly discussed pathological entity in children. There is a lack of awareness among clinicians regarding less common presentations of anterior urethral diverticula in children; which can have a diverse involvement of the urinary tract. This report describes two uncommon presentations of anterior urethral diverticula in children, their diagnoses and management. A systematic differential diagnosis and review of anterior urethral diverticula in children is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Grahame H H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: The Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Aniruddh V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Robert W K
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Tang
keywords: Child; congenital urethral diverticulum; cowper's duct syringocele; diagnosis; treatment