[Malacoplakia within a female urethral diverticulum].
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.
Rosales Leal
José Luis
JL
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España. jrosal@fundacionhvn.org
Cózar Olmo
José Manual
JM
Vicente Prados
Francisco Javier
FJ
Martínez Morcillo
Antonio
A
Espejo Maldonado
Eduardo
E
Rodríguez Herrera
Francisco
F
Ortiz Gorráiz
Manuel
M
Honrubia Vílchez
Beatriz
B
Tallada Buñuel
Miguel
M
D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000150:complications*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery