title: Congenital prepubic sinus in an adolescent female: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Congenital prepubic sinus is a rare anomaly, especially in women; only 17 cases in 13 reports were found in the English literature after a search in the PubMed during 1990-2013. We report the diagnosis and successful minimally invasive excision of a congenital prepubic sinus in an adolescent female patient. Our experience and a review of the literature suggest the most likely etiology to be a variant of dorsal urethral duplication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urogynecology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI. Electronic address: jsshaw@wihri.org.
authors.forename: Jonathan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Anthony A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Caldamone
authors.affiliation: Division of Urogynecology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Rardin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011631:Pubic Symphysis