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DIVERTICULUM OF THE FEMALE URETHRA: CASE REPORT and REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
Lane Victor
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1957.tb09328.x
Subject(s) - diverticulum (mollusc) , female urethra , urethra , etiology , urethral diverticulum , medicine , cystourethrography , surgery , general surgery , disease , reflux , vesicoureteral reflux
SUMMARY Diverticula of the female urethra have frequently been reported from the United States in the last twenty years, but reference to them in the British literature has been scanty. They can be diagnosed only by being aware of their existence (and possibly greater frequency), and by adequate examination of the urethra. The morbid anatomy, Etiology, symptoms, and diagnosis are described. In the past the majority of cases were treated by excision, but attention is drawn to a new method devised by Ellik. A case of female urethral diverticulum containing a calculus is reported. It was treated satisfactorily by Ellik's method.