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R A Appel, G W Kaplan, W A Brock, D Streit.
Abstract
Megalourethra is a rare congenital malformation characterized by dilatation of the penile urethra. We review 6 previously unreported cases and 35 cases reported in the literature. The distinction between scaphoid and fusiform megalourethra seems arbitrary, and the disorder is better viewed as a spectrum rather than as 2 distinct entities. Significant concomitant upper urinary tract abnormalities may be present in any patient with megalourethra, a fact that should lead to the routine investigation of the upper urinary tract in all patients with this developmental anomaly.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3959196 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)45839-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Urol ISSN: 0022-5347 Impact factor: 7.450