CONGENITAL MEGALOURETHRA IN 2 WEEKS OLD BOY ASSOCIATED WITH PRUNE-BELLY SYNDROME

Abstract

Lawal Barau Abdullahi, Aminu Mohammad Mohammad, Lofty-John Chukwuemeka Anyanwu, Aliyu Umar Farinyaro

The megalourethra is a rare congenital anomaly of the penile urethra. It is characterized by the congenital absence of the corpus spongiosum and/or corpus cavernosum. It is especially common associated with Prune-Belly syndrome, and with upper tract abnormalities. We present a 2 weeks old boy with congenital megalourethra because of its association with the Prune-Belly syndrome.

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