title: [Malacoplakia within a female urethral diverticulum].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report one case of malakoplakia within a female urethral diverticulum.
  
  
  METHODS
  33-year-old patient who consulted for an asymptomatic vaginal tumor. Physical examination, blood and urine analysis and microbiology tests, as well as urethrocystoscopy and intravenous pyelogram were performed. With the diagnosis of urethral diverticulum we undertook surgical excision through a vaginal approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pathology revealed the typical characteristics of malakoplakia within the diverticular lumen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Malakoplakia is an infrequent inflammatory disease which involves the urinary tract in most cases. Urethra location is exceptional.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España. jrosal@fundacionhvn.org
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rosales Leal
authors.forename: José Manual
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cózar Olmo
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Vicente Prados
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez Morcillo
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Espejo Maldonado
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Herrera
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ortiz Gorráiz
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Honrubia Vílchez
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tallada Buñuel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000150:complications*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery