Case of a congenital urethral duplication being unmasked following circumcision for balanitis xerotica obliterans.

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.

• Authors: Matthew Boyd, Mark Woodward, Anthony Lambert
• Journal: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (Ann R Coll Surg Engl) Vol. 92 Issue 5 Pg. W55-6 (Jul 2010) ISSN: 1478-7083 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 20529516 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (surgery)
• Child
• Circumcision, Male
• Humans
• Incidental Findings
• Male
• Radiography
• Urethra (abnormalities, diagnostic imaging)