ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024
Incidental finding of Cowper's syringocele in traumatic blunt injury: a case report.
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Abstract
Cowper's syringocele is a cystic dilation of the bulbourethral duct or gland. This rare pathology has historically been diagnosed in the pediatric population, with recent literature reporting an increased incidence in adults. Attempts have been made to classify Cowper's syringoceles by their appearance on imaging and endoscopy, however a simpler classification of unobstructed versus obstructed may be of more utility in directing management. Herein, we present a novel case of a Cowper's syringocele developed in adulthood that supports the suspicion for underdiagnosis, as well as one proposed mechanism of acquired etiology of Cowper's syringoceles involving incomplete or intermittent obstruction secondary to the application of external force of the leading to asymptomatic cystic dilation.
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