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The female urethra is a short tubular structure 3-5.5cm in length, it is supported by the pubocervical fascia posteriorly. The sphincters are neither well developed or as strong as in the male. Urethral Prolapse is the circular eversion of urethral mucosa through the urethral meatus with vascular congestion and possible strangulation, Most authors believe urethral prolapse is restricted to the terminal urethra. Urethral caruncles are believed to arise from an ectropion of the posterior urethral wall. The growth of the caruncle is secondary to chronic irritation or infection, it is reported in girls had continuous urine dripping as in cases of urinary incontinence secondary to mengomyelocele. A urethral polyp is an irregularity existing at birth, it is usually a benign lesions composed of fibrous or fibroepithelial tissue but may include some smooth muscle, probably arise from prolapsing urothelium that has evolved into a polyp. The Skene’s glands, also known as the paraurethral glands, lesser vestibular glands, or paraurethral glands) are located on the anterior wall of the vagina, around the distal part of the urethra. Skene’s duct cysts are extremely rare abnormality in the female newborn, although the reported incidence of the lesion is between 1 in 2000 and 1 in 7000 live female births.

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Fahmy, M.A.B. (2015). Female Urethra. In: Rare Congenital Genitourinary Anomalies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43680-6_11

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