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Table 1 Frequency distribution of the reported Effmann classes of urethral duplication, the oldest age at presentation for each class, and the female proportion of each class

From: Urethral duplication associated with complex chordee: a narrative review of literature and report of a case

Effmann Class

Frequency (Proportion of total)

Oldest Age at Diagnosis

Number (Proportion) of Females in class

Type IA

52 (22.5%)

54yrs

4 (7.7%)

Type IB

8 (3.5%)

20yrs

0

Type IIA 1

25 (10.8%)

56yrs

4 (16.0%)

Type IIA 1 “Y”

2 (0.9%)

11yrs

0

Type IIA 2

60 (26.0%)

35yrs

3 (5.0%)

Type IIA 2 “Y”

61 (26.4%)

30yrs

3 (4.9%)

Type IIB

11 (4.8%)

58yrs

2 (18.2%)

Type III

12 (5.2%)

52yrs

3 (25.0%)

Total

231

 

19 (8.2%)