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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Manifestation of Congenital Urethral Diverticula in a 57-Year-Old Male

Christian HampelSascha PahernikRolf GillitzerSebastian W. MelchiorJoachim W. ThüroffJ. Schede

subject

MaleGynecologymedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryUrologyGeneral surgeryMiddle Ageddigestive systemdigestive system diseasesDiverticulumTreatment OutcomeUrinary dribblingUrethral DiseasesmedicineUrethral diverticulumHumansmedicine.symptombusiness

description

Congenital urethral diverticula are a rare finding in adult males. Most cases are diagnosed in childhood or adolescence because of voiding symptoms such as urinary dribbling. Diagnostic workup should include radiography and urethroscopy. The standard therapeutic approach is open surgical excision or endoscopic marsupialization. An unusual case of male congenital urethral diverticula that remained asymptomatic until age 57 is presented.

https://doi.org/10.1159/000144069