Combined diverticulectomy and anti-incontinence surgery for patients with urethral diverticulum and stress urinary incontinence: is anti-incontinence surgery really necessary?
OBJECTIVE
Urethral diverticulum has been identified in 0.6-6% of women and is diagnosed most frequently in the third to fifth decades. Combined diverticulectomy and anti-incontinence surgery are usually undertaken for patients with urethral diverticulum who present with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence. However, this approach may not always be necessary.


METHODS
We report two cases with urethral diverticulum and stress urinary incontinence successfully treated with diverticulectomy only.


CONCLUSIONS
This clinical approach could avoid the potential complications of anti-incontinence surgery.
Juang
Chi-Mou
CM
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Horng
Huann-Cheng
HC
Yu
Hung-Chuan
HC
Chen
Chih-Yao
CY
Chang
Chia-Ming
CM
Yu
Ken-Jen
KJ
Yen
Ming-Shien
MS
D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*