title: Giant bladder diverticulum due to previous bullet injury: findings of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan. urology@jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tokue
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium