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Duplication of urethra

MedGen UID:
75609
Concept ID:
C0266348
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Double urethra; duplication of urethra; urethral duplication
SNOMED CT: Double urethra (69015003); Duplication of urethra (69015003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0016529
Orphanet: ORPHA237

Definition

A rare congenital genitourinary anomaly, encompassing a wide spectrum of anatomic variants in which the urethra is partially or totally duplicated, which may be asymptomatic or cause symptoms such as incontinence, recurrent urinary infections and difficulty urinating. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDuplication of urethra
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PubMed

Guglielmetti LC, Delcont M, Walker J, Wilcox D, Vuille-Dit-Bille RN
J Pediatr Urol 2020 Jun;16(3):385.e1-385.e9. Epub 2020 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.02.010. PMID: 32197934
Lee NG, Rushton HG, Peters CA, Groves DS, Pohl HG
J Urol 2014 Sep;192(3):914-8. Epub 2014 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.03.100. PMID: 24704010
Jaffe HW, Kraus SJ, Edwards TA, Weinberger SS, Zubrzycki L
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Etiology

Mane SB, Obaidah A, Dhende NP, Arlikar J, Acharya H, Thakur A, Reddy S
J Pediatr Urol 2009 Oct;5(5):363-7. Epub 2009 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2009.01.006. PMID: 19231292

Diagnosis

Pati AB, Sahoo SK, Tripathy BB
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2023 Feb;23(1):119-121. Epub 2023 Feb 23 doi: 10.18295/squmj.9.2021.138. PMID: 36865425Free PMC Article
Mohamed F, Jehangir S
BMJ Case Rep 2017 Sep 19;2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220278. PMID: 28928250Free PMC Article
Elmassalme FN, Zuberi MS, Matbuli RM, Raheem UA
Eur J Pediatr Surg 1997 Oct;7(5):313-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1071182. PMID: 9402496

Therapy

Mohamed F, Jehangir S
BMJ Case Rep 2017 Sep 19;2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220278. PMID: 28928250Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Nazir Z, Khan MAM, Qamar J
J Pediatr Surg 2019 Jul;54(7):1467-1470. Epub 2018 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.07.014. PMID: 30115449
Wakhlu AK, Wakhlu A, Tandon RK, Kureel SN
J Pediatr Surg 1996 Mar;31(3):441-3. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90758-7. PMID: 8708923

Clinical prediction guides

Hosseini J, Abouei S, Mirjalili A
J Med Case Rep 2022 Sep 30;16(1):355. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03580-8. PMID: 36180877Free PMC Article

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