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Urethral diverticula in females
Author(s) -
Foley Charlotte L.,
Greenwell Tamsin J.,
Gardiner Robert A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2011.10714.x
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , presentation (obstetrics) , urethral diverticulum , differential diagnosis , radiology , urinary system , surgery , surgical excision , urethra , anatomy , pathology
What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? This is a review of urethral diverticula in females. In addition to modes of presentation, differential diagnosis, complications and surgical management, the increasingly recognised value of computerised axial imaging, especially with MRI, is highlighted. Urethral diverticula are rare but under‐diagnosed entities that may cause a variety of urinary and pelvic symptoms in women. They are best demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging and micturating cysto‐urethrography prior to transvaginal surgical excision. Although unlikely, the possibility of malignant transformation should not be forgotten.