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DIVERTICULA OF THE FEMALE URETHRA
Author(s) -
Earlam Malcolm S. S.
Publication year - 1935
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1935.tb03494.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urethra , female urethra , diverticulum (mollusc) , weakness , resection , surgery
Summary1 Two cases of diverticulum of the female urethra are reported. 2 The origin of the condition is discussed, and it is considered to be most probably due, in most cases, to a localized congenital structural weakness of the urethra, a suggestion which has apparently not been previously made. 3 The condition may be quite symptomless, while if symptoms do occur they are not in any way characteristic, so that the diagnosis may be easily missed. 4 Diagnosis is established by urethroscopy and diverticulography. 5 Treatment, if indicated, consists of resection.