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Scaphoid megalourethra with multiple urogenital anomalies

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A male infant with scaphoid megalourethra, which is a rare congenital anomaly, is presented. At birth he exhibited a grossly swollen, malformed penis and cryptorchidism. The corpus spongiosum was not palpable. The infant had congenital renal failure. Retrograde urethrography revealed a crescent-shaped dilatation of the anterior urethra, and the diagnosis of scaphoid megalourethra was made. Subsequent uroradiological examinations showed that there were also severe urogenital anomalies, i.e. renal hypoplasia-dysplasia, hydronephrosis, hydroureter and vesicoureteral reflux. This disorder is frequently associated with other urogenital anomalies. Therefore, once the diagnosis is reached, a careful investigation for other associated abnormalities should be undertaken.

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  1. Hirokazu Tsukahara

    Present address: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 11794-8152, NY, USA

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Fukui Medical School, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken, Japan

    Atsuko Hata, Hirokazu Tsukahara, Yosuke Shigematsu & Masakatsu Sudo

  2. Department of Urology, Fukui Medical School, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken, Japan

    Shigeo Nishibuchi & Kenichiro Okada

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Hata, A., Tsukahara, H., Shigematsu, Y. et al. Scaphoid megalourethra with multiple urogenital anomalies. Pediatr Nephrol 8, 218–220 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00865485

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