Manifestation of congenital urethral diverticula in a 57-year-old male.
Congenital urethral diverticula are a rare finding in adult males. Most cases are diagnosed in childhood or adolescence because of voiding symptoms such as urinary dribbling. Diagnostic workup should include radiography and urethroscopy. The standard therapeutic approach is open surgical excision or endoscopic marsupialization. An unusual case of male congenital urethral diverticula that remained asymptomatic until age 57 is presented.
Gillitzer
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Department of Urology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. gillitze@mail.uni-mainz.de
Hampel
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Schede
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Pahernik
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Melchior
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Thüroff
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