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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug 12:39:101807.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101807. eCollection 2021 Nov.

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

Ousmane Sow  1 , Alioune Sarr  1 , Cyrille Ze Ondo  1 , Babacar Sine  1 , Abdoulaye Ndiath  1 , Alain Khassim Ndoye  1
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Giant bladder diverticulum in a postmenopausal woman: Case report and literature review

Ousmane Sow et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Bladder; Diverticulum; Urinary retention; Woman.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed a distended. Bladder with a thickened and irregular wall measuring up to 1 cm with the presence of a 70.3 × 33.2 mm diverticulum located at the level of the dome.
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Fig. 2
(A) Location of the diverticulum neck (B) Dissection of the diverticulum.
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Fig. 3
Complete resection of the diverticulum.
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