Doubling the urethra
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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[Symptoms of the doubling of the urethra
Double urethra can be observed with one and doubled penis (diplalia). There is a complete and incomplete doubling of the urethra. At full doubling the additional urethra leaves from a neck of a bladder and opens on a head or a body of a sexual member. With incomplete doubling, the additional urethra branches off from the main channel, opening on the head, the ventral or dorsal surface of the penis, or ending blindly.
Of the various forms of duplication, the most frequent are the para-urethral passages, which are a narrow blind channel that runs parallel to the urethra and opens with an independent opening in the region of the glans penis. The latter is diagnosed according to fistulography. The additional urethra becomes clinically important only with the development of inflammation in it and with difficulty urinating.
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Treatment of the doubling of the urethra
Drooping of the urethra can be treated by complete excision of the additional urethra and paraurethral passages.