Wei Nancy, Elkun Yuval, Ambinder David, Gitlin Jordan, Dyer Lori
Department of Urology, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
Department of Urology, New York University Langone Hospital-Long Island, Mineola, NY.
Urology. 2023 Jan;171:205-207. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.09.024. Epub 2022 Oct 13.
Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum (CAUD) is an uncommon abnormality of the male urethra. In the literature, cases of CAUD affecting both children within a set of identical twins or presenting concomitantly with another urethral condition are exceedingly rare. We describe 2 cases of CAUD in identical twins: a pair of newborns in which Twin 1A and Twin 1B both present with CAUD, and a second pair of newborns in which only Twin 2A presents with CAUD along with a partial collateral urethral duplication. In doing so, we aim to add to the incomplete literature on the embryological development of CAUD.