title: Transurethral treatment of bladder diverticula.
abstract: We performed transurethral fulguration of the diverticular mucosa and incision of the diverticular neck in combination with transurethral prostatectomy or bladder neck resection to treat all aspects of diverticula in 9 patients. Eight cases with bladder outlet obstruction, involving 2 cases of large diverticula, have been successfully treated. A case with neurogenic bladder has failed. We found the transurethral procedure to be equally effective as open operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gotoh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods; D014521:Urethra; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery*