ReviewNature reviews. Urology2015
Urethral diverticula in women.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hybrid Surgery for Urethral Diverticulum Penetrating the Bladder.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Urethral diverticulum complicated by multiple calculi secondary to urethral mesh erosion: A case report.Case reports in women's health · 2026Article
- Rethinking Urethral Diverticulum: A Narrative Review of Clinical Outcomes and Cancer Associations.International urogynecology journal · 2025Review
- Feasibility assessment of modified chest-knee position in female urethral diverticulectomy: a single-center experience.BMC urology · 2025Article
- Predictive value of urethral sphincter complex volume for persistent high voiding pressure in female urethral diverticulum patients post-diverticulectomy.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Experience in conversion of symptomatic urethral diverticulum to asymptomatic status through surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Non-Surgical Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Females.Current urology reports · 2022Review
- Male urethral diverticulum squamous cell carcinoma containing a calculus: a rare entity.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2022Article
- Pathophysiology and Management of Long-term Complications After Transvaginal Urethral Diverticulectomy.International neurourology journal · 2021Article
- Transurethral endoscopic extensive incision of complex urethral diverticula in symptomatic women: case series in a single center experience with long-term follow-up.International urology and nephrology · 2021Article
- Current Perspectives on the Diagnosis and Management of Primary Urethral Cancer: A Systematic Review.Research and reports in urology · 2021Review
- Clear cell carcinoma in a urethral diverticulum.Urology case reports · 2020Article
- Transvaginal management of symptomatic complex urethral diverticula by definite closure of diverticula and robust reconstruction of the urethra.Translational andrology and urology · 2020Article
- Routine gynecological ultrasound: look at the bladder and the ureters!Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2020Article
- Female urethral diverticulum containing calculi: A rare and tricky condition.Urology case reports · 2018Article
- The treatment of complex female urethral pathology.Asian journal of urology · 2018Review
- Incidental Finding of Urethral Diverticulum in a Woman with History of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections.Current urology · 2018Article
- Risk factors for recurrence in female urethral diverticulectomy: a retrospective study of 66 patients.World journal of urology · 2017Article
- Ultrasound in Female Urinary Incontinence.Journal of medical ultrasoundReview
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Abstract
Female urethral diverticula are rare, benign epithelium-lined outpouchings of the female urethra. Patients can present with a multitude of symptoms, most commonly urinary incontinence, recurrent UTIs and dyspareunia. These presenting symptoms are often confused with other diagnoses leading to delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis. Diagnosis and preoperative assessment of bladder function is most accurate using a combination of clinical examination, T2-weighted postvoid MRI and videocystometrography. Best treatment is by vaginal excision, a procedure with a very low recurrence rate and high patient acceptability. Excision also results in high cure rates for associated dyspareunia, UTI and voiding dysfunction. Pre-existing urodynamically proven stress urinary incontinence (USUI) resolves in 50% of patients after excision of the diverticulum with Martius labial fat pad interposition without the need for further treatment. Potential adverse effects after surgery are new-onset USUI, urethrovaginal fistula and urethral stricture. The rate of onset of these potential adverse effects is low and related to the preoperative appearance of the diverticulum on an MRI scan and the complexity of the diverticulum.
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