Congenital bladder diverticulum with benign bladder wall lesion resembling rhabdomyosarcoma

David K-C Mak; Eva Macharia; Ruth Wragg; Kran Parashar

doi:10.1093/jscr/2010.4.7

Congenital bladder diverticulum with benign bladder wall lesion resembling rhabdomyosarcoma

J Surg Case Rep. 2010 Jun 1;2010(4):7. doi: 10.1093/jscr/2010.4.7.

Authors

David K-C Mak¹, Eva Macharia¹, Ruth Wragg¹, Kran Parashar¹

Affiliation

¹ Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

Abstract

Congenital bladder diverticula in children are uncommon and rarely present with bladder outlet obstruction. We present a case highlighting an interesting association between a congenital bladder diverticulum and a benign inflammatory bladder wall lesion mimicking a rhabdomyosarcoma. Open surgery was required as different imaging modalities and cystoscopy were insufficient to exclude a malignant process.