Combined Diverticulectomy and Anti-Incontinence Surgery for Patients with Urethral Diverticulum and Stress Urinary Incontinence: is Anti-Incontinence Surgery Really Necessary?
Objective: Urethral diverticulum has been identified in 0.6-6% of women and is diagnosed most frequently in the third to fifth decades. Combined diverticulectomy and anti-incontinence surgery are usually undertaken for patients with urethral diverticulum who present with symptoms of stress urinary i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2006-03-01
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| Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455909601959 |
| Summary: | Objective: Urethral diverticulum has been identified in 0.6-6% of women and is diagnosed most frequently in the third to fifth decades. Combined diverticulectomy and anti-incontinence surgery are usually undertaken for patients with urethral diverticulum who present with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence. However, this approach may not always be necessary.
Case Report: We report two cases with urethral diverticulum and stress urinary incontinence successfully treated with diverticulectomy only.
Conclusion: This clinical approach could avoid the potential complications of anti-incontinence surgery. |
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| ISSN: | 1028-4559 |