title: Acute urinary retention in a child caused by a congenital bladder diverticulum.
abstract: Acute urinary retention is an uncommon diagnosis in childhood, and is associated with a variety of causes. Congenital bladder diverticula, occurring almost exclusively in boys, is not a rare entity. However, acute urinary retention is an extremely rare complication of congenital bladder diverticulum. A boy with acute urinary retention caused by obstructing bladder diverticula is presented, and the surgical approach is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Adnan Menderes University, School of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oge
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gemalmaz
authors.forename: Burçin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozeren
mesh_terms: D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*; D014567:Urography