title: [Diagnosis of urethral diverticulum in women].
abstract: Urethral diverticula have proved to be a common cause of recurrent urinary tract infections in female subjects. Positive-pressure urethrography, mostly performed by means of double-balloon catheters, has hitherto been regarded as the method of choice for their detection. Unfortunately, the few existing commercial catheter devices have certain disadvantages, which have led to a lack of acceptance of this important technique and restricted its use. We therefore present an improved tool for positive-pressure urethrography and a synopsis of diagnostic visualization procedures for urethral diverticula in women.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Universität Münster.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Piechota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Ahlen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wistuba
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hertle
mesh_terms: D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014567:Urography / Q000295:instrumentation
vernacular_title: Diagnostik des weiblichen Harnröhrendivertikels.