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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;92(5):W55-6.
doi: 10.1308/147870810X12699662980673. Epub 2010 Jun 7.

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

Matthew Boyd  1 , Mark Woodward, Anthony Lambert
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Case Reports

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

Matthew Boyd et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Jul.

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.

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Figure 1
Micturating cystogram showing complete urethral duplication.
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Micturating cystogram showing complete urethral duplication.
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