Urethral diverticulum: diagnosis with virtual CT urethroscopy.
OBJECTIVE
A 26-year-old woman presented with urinary frequency. Findings were negative on voiding cystourethrography. Cystourethroscopy failed to reveal a urethral diverticulum. A new method of virtual CT urethroscopy was performed using a 16-MDCT scanner. The orifice of the diverticulum was identified clearly on 3D virtual urethroscopy. Intraoperatively, the diverticulum was identified, with the orifice location compatible with that seen on virtual urethroscopy.


CONCLUSIONS
Virtual CT urethroscopy provides more information than conventional urethral examinations and is less invasive than conventional urethroscopy.
Chou
Chen-Pin
CP
Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386 Ta-Chung 1st Rd., Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan, Republic of China. r2207759@ms19.hinet.net
Huang
Jer-Shyung
JS
Yu
Chia-Cheng
CC
Pan
Huay-Ben
HB
Huang
Fong-Dee
FD
D000328:Adult; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014584:User-Computer Interface