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Congenital prepubic sinus

2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 37; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1053/jpsu.2002.34486

1531-5037

Miguel Soares‐Oliveira, Vera Julia, Luis García‐Aparicio, Leonardo Fabio Morales,

Urologic and reproductive health conditions

Abstract Prepubic sinuses are rare congenital anomalies of the urinary tract. There have been few case reports in the literature. The authors describe 2 clinical cases of this entity. A review of the 20 cases previously reported, to clarify the anatomic features and the embryology of this infrequent congenital anomaly, also is reported. Furthermore, the authors propose to classify these lesions not as dorsal urethral duplications but as fistulas of the primitive urogenital sinus, with 3 anatomic types: high, toward the urachal remnant; middle, to the bladder; and low, reaching the urethra. J Pediatr Surg 37:1225-1227. Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.