Transurethral unroofing of a Cowper's syringocele
Syringoceles are cystic dilations of the bulbourethral gland, also known as Cowper's gland. Syringoceles are a rare pathology with no standard treatment. Herein, we report the diagnosis and endoscopic management of an imperforate syringocele causing bothersome urinary symptoms in an adult male...
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| description | Syringoceles are cystic dilations of the bulbourethral gland, also known as Cowper's gland. Syringoceles are a rare pathology with no standard treatment. Herein, we report the diagnosis and endoscopic management of an imperforate syringocele causing bothersome urinary symptoms in an adult male patient. We present our technique for transurethral holmium laser unroofing of a syringocele as a feasible treatment option. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6cf4297b8cd24d99884bf891ec8ce7432025-01-14T04:12:15ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202025-01-0158102866Transurethral unroofing of a Cowper's syringoceleFenizia Maffucci0Jessica Clark1Anika Rastogi2Justin Friedlander3Jay Simhan4Corresponding author.Fox Chase Cancer Center Department of Urology, 333, Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USA.; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Department of Urology, Philadelphia, PA, 333, Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USAFox Chase Cancer Center, Department of Urology, Philadelphia, PA, 333, Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USAFox Chase Cancer Center, Department of Urology, Philadelphia, PA, 333, Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USAFox Chase Cancer Center, Department of Urology, Philadelphia, PA, 333, Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USAFox Chase Cancer Center, Department of Urology, Philadelphia, PA, 333, Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USASyringoceles are cystic dilations of the bulbourethral gland, also known as Cowper's gland. Syringoceles are a rare pathology with no standard treatment. Herein, we report the diagnosis and endoscopic management of an imperforate syringocele causing bothersome urinary symptoms in an adult male patient. We present our technique for transurethral holmium laser unroofing of a syringocele as a feasible treatment option.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442024002201 |
| spellingShingle | Fenizia Maffucci Jessica Clark Anika Rastogi Justin Friedlander Jay Simhan Transurethral unroofing of a Cowper's syringocele Urology Case Reports |
| title | Transurethral unroofing of a Cowper's syringocele |
| title_full | Transurethral unroofing of a Cowper's syringocele |
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| title_short | Transurethral unroofing of a Cowper's syringocele |
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