Giant bladder diverticulum due to previous bullet injury: findings of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
Non-obstructive acquired giant bladder diverticulum is rare. An 84-year-old man presented with difficulty in urination. Radiological examinations including pelvic magnetic resonance imaging, urethrocystography and urethrocystoscopy demonstrated a giant bladder diverticulum with normal infravesical urinary tract. The patient had a past history of gunshot bladder injury and underwent surgical removal of the bullet. The giant bladder diverticulum was thought to be associated with the injury or the operation.
Suzuki
Kazumi
K
Department of Urology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan. urology@jichi.ac.jp
Tanaka
Osamu
O
Saito
Tetsuo
T
Tokue
Akihiko
A
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*
D005682:Gadolinium