Female urethral diverticula

Abstract

Summary Female urethral diverticulum is a rare condition that isoften difficult to diagnose because of its episodic and var-ied symptoms. With increased awareness of the conditionby clinicians and referral to specialist centres for investiga-tion, surgical intervention offers good symptomatic out-comes with high cure rates and few complications. References 1. Hey W. Practical observations in surgery . Philadelphia: JamesHumphreys, 1805, p. 303.2. Anderson MJF. The incidence of diverticula in the female urethra. J Urol 1967; 98 : 96.3. Stewart M, Bretland PM, Stidolph NE. Urethral diverticula in theadult female. BJU 1981; 53 : 353.4. Cocco AE, MacLennan GT. Unusual female suburethral masslesions. J Urol 2005; 174 : 1106.5. Huffman JW. The detailed anatomy of the paraurethral ducts inthe adult human female. Am J Obstet Gynaecol 1948; 55 : 86.6. Mackinon M, Pratt PH, Pool TL. Diverticulae of female urethra. Surg Clin N Am 1959; 53 : 953.7. Tancer ML, Ravski NA. Suburethral diverticulae. Clin ObstetGynaecol