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Charles Rieser, MD

JAMA. 1968;204(5):378-384.

Abstract
The female urethra is the homologue of the posterior urethra of the male. Vestigial remnants of the prostatic ducts and glands are part of the anatomy of the normal female urethra. These structures are predisposed to infection, both acute and chronic. A simple and successful method of treatment is aimed at complete eradication of the responsible primarily infected paraurethral ducts and glands and the dependent secondary pathologic changes of contiguous structures. Symptomatic relief, elimination of infection, and absence of recurrence in 206 patients have been impressive.

Author Affiliations
From the Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery (Urology), Emory University School of Medicine, and Grady Memorial Hospital.

Footnotes
Read before the Section of Urology at the 116th annual convention of the American Medical Association, Atlantic City, NJ, June 20, 1967.

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