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Urethral duplication in an adult male: anatomic variants and operative approach to reconstruction

M. Ryan Farrell, Lawrence T. Zhang, Alex J. Vanni

Center for Reconstructive Urologic Surgery, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Alex J. Vanni, MD, Center for Reconstructive Urology, Lahey Hospital, 41 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2022, 29(1), 11027-11031.

Abstract

Duplicated anterior urethras are a rare congenital anomaly that is exceedingly uncommon among adult patients, as surgical correction is often completed during childhood. We present the case of a 33-year-old man with uncorrected duplicated anterior urethras and urinary retention due to severe urethral stricture disease involving both of his uncorrected duplicated anterior urethras. This report highlights an operative management strategy for reconstruction to create a single, unobstructed urethra that terminates in an orthotopic meatus. Further, we provide an overview of the anatomic variants of urethral duplication.

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