Case of a congenital urethral duplication being unmasked following circumcision for balanitis xerotica obliterans |
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| Authors: | Matthew Boyd Mark Woodward Anthony Lambert |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of General Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK;2.Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK |
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| Abstract: | We present the case of an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with an Effmann Type II A1 urethral duplication after routine circumcision for balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO). We discuss the pathophysiology, investigation and management both of BXO and urethral duplication. |
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| Keywords: | Balanitis Duplicate urethra Circumcision |
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