title: A unique perineal herniation of large bladder diverticulum: successful surgical repair through posterior sagittal approach.
abstract: We report a case of symptomatic perineal herniation of a massive posterior bladder diverticulum following abdominoperineal resection in a 75-year-old man with Crohn's disease and renal failure. Presentation, evaluation, and management issues are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Issa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery