title: Syncope in a patient with giant bladder diverticulum.
abstract: Syncope is common in clinical practice, but the cause is often difficult to diagnose. We report a 75-year-old man who was referred to the emergency department because of syncope after an urgent sensation of urinating during jogging. He was finally diagnosed as having a giant bladder diverticulum due to prostatic hyperplasia accompanied by neurally mediated syncope. Excessive urinary retention is a possible cause of not only giant bladder diverticula but also syncope due to vagal enhancement.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Japan. kaneko.nozomu@jp.panasonic.com
authors: Nozomu
authors: N
authors: Kaneko
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Kawasaki
authors: Hidehisa
authors: H
authors: Boku
authors: Tadaaki
authors: T
authors: Kamitani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000150:complications; D014554:Urination