title: Urethral duplication in a 15-year-old: case report with review of the literature.
abstract: Urethral duplication is a rare congenital malformation mainly affecting men and boys. Although a number of theories have been proposed to describe this condition, the actual mechanism of this disorder is still not clear. This article highlights a case of urethral duplication in a 15-year-old boy. The malformation was characterized by the presence of continent epispadic and normal apical urethra. Retrograde urethrogram through both urethral tracts simultaneously revealed the malformation as Effmann type IIA2. The patient was not offered surgical intervention as he was asymptomatic and had no problems except for a double stream of urine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Mayank
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baid
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Arindam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutta
keywords: Abnormality; Duplication; Malformation; Urethra