Open AccessPrimary congenital bladder diverticula: Where does the ureter drain?
Author(s) -
António Macedo,
Gilmar Garrone,
Sérgio Leite Ottoni,
Diego Estevam Oliveira,
Geórgia Rubiane Souza,
Marcela Leal da Cruz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.172574
Subject(s) - medicine , cystoscopy , diverticulum (mollusc) , ureter , surgery , urinary system , hydronephrosis , anastomosis , abnormality , ureterostomy , urology , bladder cancer , cystectomy , cancer , psychiatry
Primary congenital bladder diverticulum (PCBD) is related to a deficient detrusor layer allowing out-pouching of the bladder mucosa through the inadequate muscularis wall. We aimed to review our experience with symptomatic PCBD in order to correlate clinical findings with anatomical aspects and to present late outcome.