Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 353-356, July 2010

Congenital abnormalities of the lower urinary tract: infravesical anomalies

Prasad Godbole FRCS FRCS(Paeds) FEAPU is a Consultant Paediatric Urologist at Sheffield Children's Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

Abnormalities of the lower urinary tract may range from frequent and very minor with no significant consequences to the rare but severe requiring major intervention and lifelong monitoring. While discussion of all infravesical congenital abnormalities of the lower urinary tract is beyond the scope of this article, the main abnormalities encountered in clinical practice are listed and discussed.

Keywords: Bladder outlet obstruction, hypospadias, megaprepuce, posterior urethral valves, syringocoele

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PII: S0263-9319(10)00074-8

doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2010.03.006

Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 353-356, July 2010

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