Turkish Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Turan Yıldız1, Aysel Yucak1, Dilek BİngölAydın2, Zekeriya İlçe1

1Sakarya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Sakarya
2Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Çocuk Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Sakarya

Keywords: Urethral prolapse, prepubertal girl, vaginal bleeding, vulvar mass

Abstract

Urethral prolapse is a rare condition characterized by circular protrusion of the distal urethral mucosa through the external meatus. It is more common among prepubertal black girls and postmenopausal white women. Initial presenting symptoms are vaginal bleeding and vulvar mass. Because of its rarity, disease may be confused with sexual abuse, urethrocele, urethral caruncle and rhabdomyosarcoma. In this article we presented the first case of pediatric urethral prolapse in Turkey which has not been reported before.