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Posterior urethral valves and Cowper's syringocele: A rare association causing voiding dysfunction

Urethral syringoceles are cystic dilatations of paired bulbourethral glands of Cowper. They can cause voiding dysfunction in male children and usually occur in isolation. We report a rare association of Cowper's syringocele with posterior urethral valves in a 4-year-old child, which was success...

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Autores principales: Satish, Kumar K. V., Mammen, Abraham, Ratani, Aneez A., Varma, Karthikeya K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3409902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22869980
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.98133
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Sumario:Urethral syringoceles are cystic dilatations of paired bulbourethral glands of Cowper. They can cause voiding dysfunction in male children and usually occur in isolation. We report a rare association of Cowper's syringocele with posterior urethral valves in a 4-year-old child, which was successfully managed endoscopically.