[Urethral diverticula surrounding the urethra in women: report of 2 cases]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2000 Sep;46(9):639-42.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report two cases of female urethral diverticula. A 49-year-old woman (case 1) complained of perineal pain when she voided urine. A 36-year-old woman (case 2) complained of perineal pain. In both cases, intravenous pyerography and urethrography revealed diverticula around their urethra, and we diagnosed them with urethral diverticula which surrounded their urethra by magnetic resonance imaging. We treated them by transvaginal diverticulectomy. Case 2 was successfully treated, but the diverticulum recurred after one year in case 1. There are over 200 reported cases of female diverticula in the Japanese literature, but a urethral diverticulum surrounding the urethra is rare.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diverticulum / diagnosis*
  • Diverticulum / pathology
  • Diverticulum / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urethral Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Urethral Diseases / pathology
  • Urethral Diseases / surgery