[Transurethral incision and fulguration of bladder diverticulum].
We treated 8 patients with bladder diverticula transurethrally. All four quadrants of the diverticular neck which acts as a sphincter and traps residual urine in the diverticulum was incised and the diverticular mucosa was fulgurated until the diverticulum was effaced. The diverticula had markedly shrunk in 2 cases and had totally disappeared in 3. Followup was incomplete in 3 cases. We found that transurethral incision and fulguration of the bladder diverticulum, in combination with transurethral treatment for the bladder outlet obstruction, is a safe, effective and less complicated method.
Kawakita
M
M
Department of Urology, Medical Center for Adult Disease, Shiga.
Kamoto
T
T
Okabe
T
T
D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*