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case_images: External appearance of a congenital anterior urethral diverticulum presenting as a swelling on the ventral side of the penis in a 3 year old. The swelling was compressible with associated dribbling (Case 1)
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case_images: A three year old boy with a background of Russell Silver Syndrome presented to us with a soft, non-tender lump (1.5 cm) with a bluish hue on the ventral side of the penis in the region of the penoscrotal junction which persisted after voiding. [Figure 1] The swelling was compressible and emptied on pressure with associated dribbling.
case_images: Micturating cystourethrogram showing congenital anterior urethral diverticulum with proximal urethral dilatation and bilateral VUR. Note the reflux of contrast into the prostatic utricle (Case 1)
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case_images: Micturating cystourethrogram showing diverticulum in the anterior urethra in the vicinity of the bulb causing extrinsic compression of the urethra suggestive of a syringocele of the Cowper's duct (Case 2)
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case_images: He underwent a cystourethroscopy which confirmed a large urethral diverticulum with a narrow neck in the anterior urethra close to the bulb. [Figure 3] Urethroscopic examination of the diverticulum revealed a tiny communication in its posterior wall suggestive of a possible communication with the duct of the Cowper's gland.