Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature review

Urol Case Rep. 2021 Aug 12:39:101807. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101807. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Bladder diverticulum represents a herniation of the bladder mucosa and submucosa through a point of weakness in the detrusor muscle. Bladder diverticula are rare and most often described in men. We report a symptomatic giant bladder diverticulum in a 56-year-old postmenopausal woman. The symptomatology was marked by acute urinary retention associated with abdominal-pelvic pain. A diverticulectomy by a transvesical approach with placement of a urethral catheter was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful.

Keywords: Bladder; Diverticulum; Urinary retention; Woman.

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