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Primary reconstruction of a congenital anterior urethral diverticulum

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A new technique for primary reconstruction of a congenital anterior urethral diverticulum is described. This operation eliminates the obstruction caused by the distal lip of the diverticulum and at the same time strengthens the unsupported urethral wall using tissue from the walls of the diverticulum. It has been used very effectively in two boys.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India, , , , , , IN

    V. Bhatnagar, R. Lal & D. K. Mitra

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  1. V. Bhatnagar
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Accepted: 6 August 1998

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Bhatnagar, V., Lal, R. & Mitra, D. Primary reconstruction of a congenital anterior urethral diverticulum. Pediatr Surg Int 15, 294–295 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050582

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