title: Congenital posterior urethroperineal fistula: a review and report of the 25th case in literature.
abstract: Duplications of the urethra are rare, but the congenital posterior urethroperineal fistula (CUPF) is an even rarer anomaly. CUPF resembles type II A2, Y-duplication described by Effmann but differs significantly because it has a normal functional dorsal urethra and a ventral hypoplastic accessory urethra. Excision or fulguration of the accessory urethra results in the resolution of patient's symptoms. The 25th case in English literature is reported with a review of literature; the addition of CUPF to Effmann classification as "type II A2, Y-hypoplastic ventral urethra" is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. Electronic address: jabarng@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Jibril Oyekunle
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Bello
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods