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Neonatal abdominal wall urinoma due to rupture of anterior urethral diverticulum
Author(s) -
OBARA WATARU,
KONDA RYUICHIRO,
SEO TAKASHI,
ISHIKAWA KEN,
KINJO MANABU,
FUJIOKA TOMOAKI
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01315.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urinoma , diverticulum (mollusc) , surgery , urethra , abdominal wall , voiding cystourethrogram , posterior urethral valve , urinary system , vesicoureteral reflux , anatomy , reflux , disease
An anterior urethral valve with diverticulum is an uncommon cause of congenital urethral obstruction and urinary extravasation compared with a posterior urethral valve. We report a neonate presenting with an abdominal wall urinoma caused by rupture of an anterior urethral diverticulum. Urine drainage via urethral catheter was effective to resolve the abdominal urinoma. Voiding cystourethrogram performed 6 months after an endoscopic incision of the distal margin of the diverticulum revealed a normal urethra with smooth voiding. To our knowledge, no similar case has been reported previously.