Megalourethra

J Urol. 1986 Apr;135(4):747-51. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)45839-3.

Abstract

Megalourethra is a rare congenital malformation characterized by dilatation of the penile urethra. We review 6 previously unreported cases and 35 cases reported in the literature. The distinction between scaphoid and fusiform megalourethra seems arbitrary, and the disorder is better viewed as a spectrum rather than as 2 distinct entities. Significant concomitant upper urinary tract abnormalities may be present in any patient with megalourethra, a fact that should lead to the routine investigation of the upper urinary tract in all patients with this developmental anomaly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / pathology*
  • Dilatation, Pathologic / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hydronephrosis / pathology
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Penis / abnormalities*
  • Prune Belly Syndrome / pathology*
  • Urethra / abnormalities*
  • Urethra / surgery
  • Urinary Tract / abnormalities*