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Congenital Meatal Urethral Stenosis in a Female Patient: A Case Report.
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International journal of surgical pathology [Int J Surg Pathol] 2024 Jun; Vol. 32 (4), pp. 817-820. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 18. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- We present the case of a 6-year-old girl who presented with alterations in the voiding stream. On physical examination, a very small urethral meatus was identified at the expense of a membrane. The renovesical ultrasound showed no alterations. An uroflowmetric study was performed, showing a bladder outlet obstruction pattern. The urethral meatus was calibrated and a ventral meatotomy was performed. The histological study of the resected membrane showed a transitional urethral mucosa with chronic focal inflammation and discrete hyperplasia. The patient evolved favorably, with resolution of the symptoms and no notable complications. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first reported case with a histological study of a congenital meatal urethral stenosis. In the presence of lower urinary tract obstruction, this entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Surgical treatment is curative.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1940-2465
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of surgical pathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37722867
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10668969231195074