Giant urethral diverticulum's caused by traumatic vesicle catheterization in children: a case report

Urethral diverticula are saclike dilations of the urethra and are classified as either congenital or acquired. While urethral diverticula are commonly seen in female patients, they are rarely seen in men. The most common etiologies of male acquired diverticula include urethral trauma, stricture, abs...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kkhattala, Khalid, Rami, Mohamed, Elmadi, Aziz, Chater, Lamia, Mahmoudi, Abdelhalim, Bouabadallah, Youssef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22187597
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Sumario:Urethral diverticula are saclike dilations of the urethra and are classified as either congenital or acquired. While urethral diverticula are commonly seen in female patients, they are rarely seen in men. The most common etiologies of male acquired diverticula include urethral trauma, stricture, abscess or post-hypospadias repair. We report a case of acquired urethral diverticula caused by a traumatic vesical catheterization in a 6-year old boy and review the literature on the topic.

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