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Case Reports
. 2018 Jul-Sep;34(3):231-232.
doi: 10.4103/iju.IJU_117_18.

Brunn's cyst: A rare cause of lower urinary tract symptoms

Mohd Ilyas  1 , Fahad Shafi  1 , Naseer Choh  1
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Case Reports

Brunn's cyst: A rare cause of lower urinary tract symptoms

Mohd Ilyas et al. Indian J Urol. 2018 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Brunn's cyst in the region of the bladder neck is a rare cause of lower urinary tract obstruction. This case describes the ultrasonographic and intra-venous urographic findings of Brunn's cyst in a 53-year-old male presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Sonographic images showing a small cystic lesion (arrow) in the bladder neck region above the prostate and separate from the ureterovesical junctions
Figure 2
Figure 2
Full bladder film of Intravenous urography showing the filling defect (arrow) in the bladder neck region. The sonographic and urographic findings were consistent with the diagnosis of Brunn's cyst
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