Email this article Case study: urethral diverticulum with calcifications in a premenopausal woman
- Authors: Chuprinin V.D.1, Gorpenko A.A.1, Zaitsev N.V.1, Asaturova A.V.1, Buralkina N.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
- Issue: Vol 22, No 2 (2020)
- Pages: 38-40
- Section: CLINICAL CASE
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2079-5831/article/view/34049
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.26442/20795696.2020.2.190753
- ID: 34049
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Abstract
Female urethral diverticulum is a fairly rare pathology, the frequency of which ranges from 0.02 to 6.00% of women worldwide. The stones inside urethra diverticulum even more rare. The most common reasons of urethral diverticula are frequent bladder catheterizations, labour trauma, infections. Clinically is may present with the dysuria, dyspareunia, dribble, urinary incontinence, vaginal discomfort. Voiding cystourethrography and cystourethroscopy are the most accurate methods of diagnosis for urethral diverticula. The presented article describes the clinical case in women with urethral diverticulum who complained on the vaginal discomfort, dyspareunia and presentation of “the brown stones” in vagina and underwent surgical excision of diverticulum with urethral reconstruction.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Vladimir D. Chuprinin
Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
Author for correspondence.
Email: v_chuprynin@oparina4.ru
Cand. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, MoscowAnton A. Gorpenko
Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
Email: tohot@me.com
Graduate Student
Russian Federation, MoscowNikon V. Zaitsev
Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
Email: nikon.zaitsev@gmail.com
pathologist
Russian Federation, MoscowAleksandra V. Asaturova
Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
Email: a_asaturova@oparina4.ru
Cand. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, MoscowNatalia A. Buralkina
Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
Email: natalyaburalkina@yandex.ru
D. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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