title: Closure of mouth of bladder diverticulum via endoscopic transvesico-transurethral approach.
abstract: We successfully treated bladder diverticula in two patients using the endoscopic transvesico-transurethral approach. The mouth of the diverticulum was closed in two layers under pneumobladder, using two percutaneous ports placed into the bladder as well as the urethral route. This operation was performed 2 to 3 months after the bladder outlet obstruction was relieved by transurethral resection or incision of the prostate. The patients were able to void with a minimum of residual urine. The endoscopic transvesico-transurethral approach provided satisfactory vision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nagoya University School of Medicine and Atsumi Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohshima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014521:Urethra; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery