Urethral duplication in a 12-year-old child

Authors :: Faustin Félicien Mouafo Tambo
Jacques Birraux
Ambroise Wonkam
Zacharie Sando
Yvonne Walburga Joko
Pierre-Yves Mure
Claude Le Coultre
Gervais Ondobo Andze
Maurice Aurélien Sosso
Source :: African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 313-316 (2011)
Publication Year :: 2011
Publisher :: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011.
Abstract: Urethral duplication is a rare congenital malformation affecting mainly boys. The authors report a case in a Cameroonian child who was diagnosed and managed at the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaounde. The malformation was characterized by the presence of an incontinent epispadic urethra and a normal apical urethra. We describe the difficulties faced in the management of this disorder in a developing country.