A case report of Cowper's syringocele in an 18-months old infant at the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital.

Autor: Mouafo Tambo FF; Pediatric Surgery Service, Yaoundé Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Kamadjou C; Pediatric Surgery Service, Yaoundé Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Djeumi T; Pediatric Surgery Service, Yaoundé Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Nwaha Makon AS; Pediatric Surgery Service, Yaoundé Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Fossi G; Pediatric Surgery Service, Yaoundé Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Le Coultre C; University Teaching Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland., Andze OG; Pediatric Surgery Service, Yaoundé Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Sosso MA; Department of Surgery and Subspecialties, University of Yaounde, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Mure PY; Lyon Teaching Hospital, Lyon, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS [Afr J Paediatr Surg] 2016 Jul-Sep; Vol. 13 (3), pp. 152-4.
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.187825
Abstrakt: Syringocele or dilatation of the duct of the bulbo-urethral (Cowper's) gland is usually of congenital origin but can be acquired. It is a very rare deformity, <10 cases have been reported in literature. The main objective is to describe an additional case of syringocele of Cowper's glands and review the literature. An 18-month-old infant presented with a history of acute urinary retention 3 days after birth and a cystostomy was done. Voiding cystourethrogram was normal and cystourethroscopy showed a syringocele. Endoscopic incision was performed in our patient with satisfactory results. No complications were noted. Syringocele or cystic dilatation of Cowper's gland duct usually has a congenital aetiology. Diagnosis is confirmed by endoscopy. Treatment is by marsupialisation in the urethra by endoscopy. Syringocele is a rare pathology usually congenital. It should be suspected in all case of lower urinary tract obstruction in children.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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