title: Congenital bladder diverticulum: an unusual presentation with abdominal mass, urinary retention, and renal failure in a young adult.
abstract: Computed tomographic (CT) evaluation of an abdominal mass diagnosed a huge 2-L congenital bladder diverticulum that caused urinary retention and ureteral compression leading to renal failure. The patient's renal failure resolved with decompression. His voiding dysfunction and retention resolved following diverticulectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Lowe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology*