Urethral duplication, case report and bibliography review

Authors

  • Edilberto Borges Cárdenas Hospital General Docente Dr. "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna" Las Tunas
  • Julio Alejandro Fariñas Martínez Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Mártires de Las Tunas
  • Alicia Segura Ramírez Hospital General Docente Dr. "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna" Las Tunas

Abstract

To report a case of urethral duplication, that is a not very frequent entity between 200 and 400 cases have been described in the entire world. They are classified in dorsals and ventrals. Most appears in the same plane sagittal; that is to say, one on the other one. Less frequent they are the double urethras one beside the other one in the horizontal plane, that malformation can happen in children with complete duplication of the penis. It can associate to anorectales malformations, renal dysplasia and vertebral anomalies.

 

Key words: urethral duplication, congenital anomalies, male genitalia.

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Author Biographies

Edilberto Borges Cárdenas, Hospital General Docente Dr. "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna" Las Tunas

Especialiste de I Grado en Urología.

Profesor Asistente

Julio Alejandro Fariñas Martínez, Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Mártires de Las Tunas

Máster en Longevidad Satisfactoria.

Especialista de II Grado en Urología.

Profesor Auxiliar.

Investigador Agregado.

Alicia Segura Ramírez, Hospital General Docente Dr. "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna" Las Tunas

Especialiste de I Grado en Urología.

Profesora Asistente

Published

2014-12-10

How to Cite

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Borges Cárdenas E, Fariñas Martínez JA, Segura Ramírez A. Urethral duplication, case report and bibliography review. Rev. Cubana Urol. [Internet]. 2014 Dec. 10 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];3(2):45-9. Available from: https://revurologia.sld.cu/index.php/rcu/article/view/211

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