Giant posterior urethral diverticulum after radical retropubic prostatectomy

V P Laudone; K F Green; A W Wyker Jr

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42417-7

Giant posterior urethral diverticulum after radical retropubic prostatectomy

J Urol. 1988 Feb;139(2):364-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42417-7.

Authors

V P Laudone¹, K F Green, A W Wyker Jr

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville.

PMID: 3123715
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42417-7

Abstract

Diverticula of the male posterior urethra are uncommon and usually acquired. We report a case of a large posterior urethral diverticulum that developed after radical retropubic prostatectomy. The etiological factors of male diverticula are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging
Diverticulum / etiology*
Diverticulum / surgery
Humans
Male
Prostatectomy / adverse effects*
Radiography
Urethral Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Urethral Diseases / etiology*
Urethral Diseases / surgery