Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature review

Bladder diverticulum represents a herniation of the bladder mucosa and submucosa through a point of weakness in the detrusor muscle. Bladder diverticula are rare and most often described in men. We report a symptomatic giant bladder diverticulum in a 56-year-old postmenopausal woman. The symptomatol...

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Main Authors: Ousmane Sow, Alioune Sarr, Cyrille Ze Ondo, Babacar Sine, Abdoulaye Ndiath, Alain Khassim Ndoye
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021002473
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Alioune Sarr
Cyrille Ze Ondo
Babacar Sine
Abdoulaye Ndiath
Alain Khassim Ndoye
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description Bladder diverticulum represents a herniation of the bladder mucosa and submucosa through a point of weakness in the detrusor muscle. Bladder diverticula are rare and most often described in men. We report a symptomatic giant bladder diverticulum in a 56-year-old postmenopausal woman. The symptomatology was marked by acute urinary retention associated with abdominal-pelvic pain. A diverticulectomy by a transvesical approach with placement of a urethral catheter was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful.
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spelling doaj.art-06d8bc6fdc62438182372ec9802b348b2022-12-21T20:40:22ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202021-11-0139101807Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature reviewOusmane Sow0Alioune Sarr1Cyrille Ze Ondo2Babacar Sine3Abdoulaye Ndiath4Alain Khassim Ndoye5Corresponding author. Urology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, BP: 3001, Senegal.; Urology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, SenegalUrology-Andrology Department, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, SenegalBladder diverticulum represents a herniation of the bladder mucosa and submucosa through a point of weakness in the detrusor muscle. Bladder diverticula are rare and most often described in men. We report a symptomatic giant bladder diverticulum in a 56-year-old postmenopausal woman. The symptomatology was marked by acute urinary retention associated with abdominal-pelvic pain. A diverticulectomy by a transvesical approach with placement of a urethral catheter was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021002473BladderDiverticulumWomanUrinary retention
spellingShingle Ousmane Sow
Alioune Sarr
Cyrille Ze Ondo
Babacar Sine
Abdoulaye Ndiath
Alain Khassim Ndoye
Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature review
Urology Case Reports
Bladder
Diverticulum
Woman
Urinary retention
title Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature review
title_full Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature review
title_fullStr Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature review
title_short Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature review
title_sort giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman case report and literature review
topic Bladder
Diverticulum
Woman
Urinary retention
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021002473
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