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URETHRAL DIVERTICULA AND CALCULI
Author(s) -
Wood Kenneth
Publication year - 1958
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.1958.tb06233.x
Subject(s) - diverticulum (mollusc) , medicine , urethral diverticulum , urethra , surgery , abscess , urethral diseases , calculus (dental) , dentistry
SUMMARY Two cases of urethral diverticula are reported; in one case the sac was empty and in the other there was a large stone weighing 104 g. Urethral diverticula are congenital or acquired, the latter being the consequence of peri‐urethral abscess, trauma, or stricture. Irrespective of origin the changes that can occur in a urethral diverticulum are the same and depend upon the size of the communication with the urethra; either acute infective episodes occur or, if there is adequate drainage into the urethra, a stone slowly forms. The diagnosis of an infected empty sac is made by urethrogram. If a calculus is present it can be palpated and the diagnosis confirmed radiologically and by urethroscopy. Treatment is by excision of the diverticulum and removal of any calculi present, combined with temporary diversion of the urinary flow.