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Congenital megalourethra

MedGen UID:
897132
•Concept ID:
C4280800
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0030723

Definition

Dilation and elongation of the penile urethra associated with absence or hypoplasia of the corpora spongiosa and cavernosa. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCongenital megalourethra

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal Diagnosis and Perinatal Outcomes of Congenital Megalourethra: A Multicenter Cohort Study and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Moaddab A, Sananes N, Hernandez-Ruano S, Werneck Britto IS, Blumenfeld Y, Stoll F, Favre R, Ruano R
J Ultrasound Med 2015 Nov;34(11):2057-64. Epub 2015 Oct 7 doi: 10.7863/ultra.14.12064. PMID: 26446816
Congenital megalourethra: prenatal diagnosis and postnatal/autopsy findings in 10 cases.
Amsalem H, Fitzgerald B, Keating S, Ryan G, Keunen J, Pippi Salle JL, Berger H, Aiello H, Otaño L, Bernier F, Chitayat D
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011 Jun;37(6):678-83. Epub 2011 May 5 doi: 10.1002/uog.8862. PMID: 20981865
Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of congenital megalourethra with in utero spontaneous resolution.
Wax JR, Pinette MG, Landes A, Cartin A, Blackstone J
J Ultrasound Med 2009 Oct;28(10):1385-8. doi: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.10.1385. PMID: 19778887

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prenatal Diagnosis and Perinatal Outcomes of Congenital Megalourethra: A Multicenter Cohort Study and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Moaddab A, Sananes N, Hernandez-Ruano S, Werneck Britto IS, Blumenfeld Y, Stoll F, Favre R, Ruano R
J Ultrasound Med 2015 Nov;34(11):2057-64. Epub 2015 Oct 7 doi: 10.7863/ultra.14.12064. PMID: 26446816
Congenital megalourethra: prenatal diagnosis and postnatal/autopsy findings in 10 cases.
Amsalem H, Fitzgerald B, Keating S, Ryan G, Keunen J, Pippi Salle JL, Berger H, Aiello H, Otaño L, Bernier F, Chitayat D
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011 Jun;37(6):678-83. Epub 2011 May 5 doi: 10.1002/uog.8862. PMID: 20981865
Congenital scaphoid megalourethra: report of two cases.
Ozokutan BH, Küçükaydin M, Ceylan H, Gözüküçük A, Karaca F
Int J Urol 2005 Apr;12(4):419-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01055.x. PMID: 15948736

Diagnosis

Prenatal diagnosis of congenital megalourethra: case report and literature review.
Öztürk FH, Türkmen GG, Ergun E, Tiryaki HT, Şahin D
Turk J Pediatr 2022;64(6):1136-1145. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.1252. PMID: 36583897
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital megalourethra with imperforate anus.
Chao AS, Chang YL, Hsieh PC
BMC Pediatr 2019 Apr 23;19(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1510-y. PMID: 31014306Free PMC Article
Prenatal Diagnosis and Perinatal Outcomes of Congenital Megalourethra: A Multicenter Cohort Study and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Moaddab A, Sananes N, Hernandez-Ruano S, Werneck Britto IS, Blumenfeld Y, Stoll F, Favre R, Ruano R
J Ultrasound Med 2015 Nov;34(11):2057-64. Epub 2015 Oct 7 doi: 10.7863/ultra.14.12064. PMID: 26446816
Congenital megalourethra: prenatal diagnosis and postnatal/autopsy findings in 10 cases.
Amsalem H, Fitzgerald B, Keating S, Ryan G, Keunen J, Pippi Salle JL, Berger H, Aiello H, Otaño L, Bernier F, Chitayat D
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011 Jun;37(6):678-83. Epub 2011 May 5 doi: 10.1002/uog.8862. PMID: 20981865
Congenital megalourethra.
Cetinkursun S, Oztürk H, Sakarya MT, Sürer L
Indian J Pediatr 1996 Jul-Aug;63(4):566-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02905737. PMID: 10832481

Therapy

Congenital megalourethra with urethrocutaneous fistula following circumcision: a case report.
Shiraki IW
J Urol 1973 Apr;109(4):723-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)60525-1. PMID: 4695118

Prognosis

Prenatal diagnosis of congenital megalourethra with imperforate anus.
Chao AS, Chang YL, Hsieh PC
BMC Pediatr 2019 Apr 23;19(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1510-y. PMID: 31014306Free PMC Article
Prenatal Diagnosis and Perinatal Outcomes of Congenital Megalourethra: A Multicenter Cohort Study and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Moaddab A, Sananes N, Hernandez-Ruano S, Werneck Britto IS, Blumenfeld Y, Stoll F, Favre R, Ruano R
J Ultrasound Med 2015 Nov;34(11):2057-64. Epub 2015 Oct 7 doi: 10.7863/ultra.14.12064. PMID: 26446816
Congenital scaphoid megalourethra: report of two cases.
Ozokutan BH, Küçükaydin M, Ceylan H, Gözüküçük A, Karaca F
Int J Urol 2005 Apr;12(4):419-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01055.x. PMID: 15948736
Megalourethra: a report of four cases and review of the literature.
Sharma AK, Shekhawat NS, Agarwal R, Upadhyay A, Mendoza WX, Harjai MM
Pediatr Surg Int 1997 Jul;12(5-6):458-60. doi: 10.1007/BF01076969. PMID: 9244129
Congenital megalourethra.
Wakhlu AK, Wakhlu A, Tandon RK, Kureel SN
J Pediatr Surg 1996 Mar;31(3):441-3. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90758-7. PMID: 8708923

Clinical prediction guides

Fetoscopic urethral meatotomy in fetuses with lower urinary tract obstruction by congenital megalourethra.
Cruz-Martínez R, Martínez-Rodríguez M, Gámez-Varela A, Luna-García J, López-Briones H, Chávez-González E, Villalobos-Gómez R, Juárez-Martínez I
Prenat Diagn 2021 May;41(6):772-777. Epub 2021 Apr 13 doi: 10.1002/pd.5946. PMID: 33792084
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital megalourethra with imperforate anus.
Chao AS, Chang YL, Hsieh PC
BMC Pediatr 2019 Apr 23;19(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1510-y. PMID: 31014306Free PMC Article
Successful Fetoscopic Surgery to Release a Complete Obstruction of the Urethral Meatus in a Case of Congenital Megalourethra.
Migliorelli F, Martínez JM, Gómez O, Bennasar M, Crispi F, García L, Castañón M, Gratacós E
Fetal Diagn Ther 2015;38(1):77-80. Epub 2015 Jan 21 doi: 10.1159/000365988. PMID: 25613991
Fetoscopic diagnosis of congenital megalourethra at early second trimester.
Yamamoto R, Ishii K, Ukita S, Hidaka N, Kobayashi K, Shimada K, Mitsuda N
Fetal Diagn Ther 2013;34(1):63-5. Epub 2013 Mar 29 doi: 10.1159/000348773. PMID: 23548627

Recent systematic reviews

Prenatal Diagnosis and Perinatal Outcomes of Congenital Megalourethra: A Multicenter Cohort Study and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Moaddab A, Sananes N, Hernandez-Ruano S, Werneck Britto IS, Blumenfeld Y, Stoll F, Favre R, Ruano R
J Ultrasound Med 2015 Nov;34(11):2057-64. Epub 2015 Oct 7 doi: 10.7863/ultra.14.12064. PMID: 26446816

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