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Int Braz J Urol 2020 Sep-Oct;46(5):772-777

Department of Urology, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Introduction: Transverse preputial island flap urethroplasty (TPIFU) is one of the most frequently performed technique for single-stage repair in proximal hypospadias. It was reported that the subepithelial urethroplasty would obviously decrease urethrocutaneous fistula (UF) complication after proximal TIP. But in the process of TPIFU, it had not been reported yet. Read More

Vet Sci 2020 Jul 2;7(3). Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Via Livornese Lato Monte, 56121 Pisa, Italy.

This retrospective study investigated the prevalence of different urachal anomalies (UA) in cats ( = 60) and dogs ( = 38) and their association with clinical symptoms and urinalysis alterations. Among UA, the vesicourachal diverticulum was the most prevalent UA diagnosed in both cats (96.7%) and dogs (89. Read More

Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020 Jun 30. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

The high contrast resolution provided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compared to all other modalities allows the interpreting radiologist to make a specific diagnosis for many common and uncommon findings. In some cases, the diagnosis can be so certain that there is no differential diagnosis. In this article, we review the most classically recognized findings when interpreting MRI of the pelvis including the following: Ovaries: Simple cyst, hemorrhagic cyst, corpus luteum, dermoid, fibroma/fibrothecoma. Read More

Urologiia 2020 Jun(3):94-97

Department of Urology, A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia.

Urethral diverticulum is one of the rarest female urological diseases, which is characterized by various manifestations, ranging from an asymptomatic to severe urinary disorders, pain and dyspareunia. The aim of this work is to present a clinical observation of female urethral diverticulum with a description and discussion of its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Clinical observation is dedicated to 40-year-old woman with complaints of pain in the urethral area. Read More

Int Urogynecol J 2020 Jun 18. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

Department of Urology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.

Int Urogynecol J 2020 Jun 13. Epub 2020 Jun 13.

St Mary's hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, W2 1NY, UK.

Int Urogynecol J 2020 Jun 11. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, FMB 329, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Excision of a circumferential diverticulum may be challenging as its extension into the dorsal aspect of the urethra makes access complicated.

Methods: A 69-year-old woman with a history of Stage 3C ovarian cancer on chemotherapy presented with a 3-week history of severe dysuria and suprapubic pain. T2-weighted pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a circumferential diverticulum extending over the dorsal midurethra without evidence of urethral communication. Read More

Urology 2020 Jun 6. Epub 2020 Jun 6.

Department of Pediatric Urology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Electronic address:

A 3-year-old boy presented to our pediatric urology with a history of urine flow under the scrotum when voiding in a squatting position but not when standing. And the ventral side of the front penis became enlarged during urination and dribbled afterward. Physical examination revealed the boy had 2 urethras opening at the tip of glans, and another accessory urethra opening at perineum. Read More

Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Jun 3. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital, Center/Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the clinical presentation, outcomes, complications and diverticulum recurrence rates in women who underwent urethral diverticulectomy with versus without a concurrent pubovaginal sling.

Study Design: This multi-center retrospective cohort study included women who underwent urethral diverticulectomy between Jan 1, 2000 - Dec 31, 2016. Subjects were identified by Current Procedure Terminology code and records reviewed for demographics, medical/surgical history, symptoms, preoperative testing, concomitant surgeries, and postoperative outcomes. Read More

Int Urogynecol J 2020 Jun 3. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Introduction: Recurrent urethral diverticulum has been reported in 23% of cases after primary repair and can be difficult to manage. The aim of this video is to demonstrate a surgical technique of repairing a recurrent diverticulum in a woman who had two previous procedures, one with a Martius labial fat pad graft.

Methods: A 40-year-old woman presented with a symptomatic recurrent urethral diverticulum after two previous repairs. Read More

Biomed Res Int 2020 11;2020:6761581. Epub 2020 May 11.

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.

Aims: It is currently unknown whether an association exists between polypropylene mesh and urethral diverticulum formation following placement of polypropylene midurethral slings (MUS) for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). We aimed to examine the literature associating MUS with the occurrence of urethral diverticula.

Methods: Multiple online research databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, EBSCOhost, and the Cochrane Library, were searched, from January 2019 to February 2019, for evidence related to the occurrence of urethral diverticula following polypropylene MUS procedures. Read More

J Int Med Res 2020 May;48(5):300060520925698

Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Purpose: We reviewed our experience and efficacy of reconstruction of a forked corpus spongiosum (FCS) to correct glans droop in distal/midshaft hypospadias repair.

Methods: Eighty-five consecutive patients who underwent distal/midshaft hypospadias repair by the same surgeon in our center from October 2015 to June 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. All cases were accompanied by different degrees of glans droop, which we corrected by cutting off and reconstructing the FCS along the plate. Read More

Ultrasound Med Biol 2020 Aug 22;46(8):1896-1907. Epub 2020 May 22.

Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Republic of China. Electronic address:

The aim of this study was to assess the imaging features of urethral and peri-urethral masses on transvaginal or transperineal ultrasound (US) in a cohort of 95 women. In this retrospective study, medical records of 95 female patients with 98 asymptomatic or symptomatic urethral and peri-urethral masses were retrospectively reviewed. Data regarding patient demographic characteristics, symptoms, signs, imaging features on 2-D and 3-D transvaginal or transperineal US, diagnostic tests and physical and intra-operative findings were extracted. Read More

Urol Case Rep 2020 Sep 3;32:101164. Epub 2020 Apr 3.

Department of Urology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

A 54-year-old female presented with a long history of multi-drug-resistant urinary tract infections, urinary urgency and frequency, haematuria, stress urinary incontinence and difficulty voiding. Examination revealed a large, hard anterior vaginal wall mass with purulent discharge. Investigation with MRI demonstrated a complex urethral diverticulum containing stones with fistulation into the vagina. Read More

Urology 2020 Jul 27;141:e1-e2. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Section of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA.

We present a case of an eroded mesh mid-urethral sling into a urethral diverticulum. Preoperative MRI and 3-dimensional translabial ultrasound aided in the identification and surgical approach. Vaginal excision of sling with urethral diverticulectomy and complex urethral reconstruction was performed. Read More

J Pediatr Urol 2020 Apr 4. Epub 2020 Apr 4.

Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, USA; Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, USA.

Background: Anterior urethral valves (AUV) and associated anterior urethral diverticula (AUD) are a rare cause of congenital lower urinary tract obstruction. They occur 25-30 times less frequently than posterior urethral valves (PUV) and historically tend to have a less aggressive presentation and outcome. However, due to the low incidence, little is known about management and long-term prognosis. Read More

Case Rep Womens Health 2020 Apr 19;26:e00189. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ipswich Hospital, Chelmsford Avenue, Ipswich, Queensland 4305, Australia.

Objective: A urethral diverticulum (UD) is a localised evagination of the urethral mucosa that forms a herniation that is continuous with the lumen of the urethra. We report of a patient who presented with a persistent UD during consecutive pregnancies and present a review of the current literature of other cases of UD during pregnancy.

Methods: A literature search was undertaken to identify previous research and case reports on the clinical presentation and management of UD in pregnancy using the search terms "pregnancy" and "urethral diverticulum". Read More

Urol Case Rep 2020 Jul 17;31:101152. Epub 2020 Mar 17.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, Camberley, GU16 7UJ, United Kingdom.

Acquired urethral diverticula in male patients are a rare finding. We report a case of a 70-year male with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes who presented with post micturition dribbling and a scrotal mass which was identified as a urethral diverticulum. We also outline the surgical management in this patient and review similar cases reported in the literature. Read More

Neurourol Urodyn 2020 06 6;39(5):1371-1377. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

Department of Female, Functional and Restorative Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Aim: Bladder outflow in women (bladder outlet obstruction [BOO]) has no well-accepted defining diagnostic criteria. Various nomograms exist based on flow rates, pressure-flow data, and fluoroscopy. We have prospectively evaluated the Solomon-Greenwell bladder outflow obstruction nomogram (SG BOO nomogram) as a measurement of BOO resolution following targeted surgical intervention. Read More

Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2020 Jan 25. Epub 2020 Jan 25.

From the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine if the location of a repaired bladder injury (trigone vs dome) impacts the probability of an abnormal cystography result in obstetric/gynecologic surgical patients undergoing repair of an unanticipated cystotomy.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of adult obstetric and gynecologic surgical patients who underwent cystographic evaluation of bladder integrity after repair of iatrogenic cystotomy at a single institution between January 2006 and July 2018. We excluded patients who had undergone repair of genitourinary fistula or urethral diverticulum. Read More

Cureus 2020 Feb 18;12(2):e7032. Epub 2020 Feb 18.

Internal Medicine, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson, USA.

Abscess of the corpus cavernosum is a condition that occurs most commonly as a result of penile injection, priapism, sexually transmitted infections, and trauma. The diagnosis of corpus cavernosum abscess is made through imaging, typically computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound. The preferred method of treatment for corpus cavernosum abscess is incision, drainage, and antibiotic therapy. Read More

BMC Urol 2020 Mar 20;20(1):32. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Urology Department, The Second Hospital of University of South China, NO 35 Jiefangdadao, Henyang, China.

Background: There is no consensus between urologists on the diagnosis and treatment of female urethral diverticula. Once the diagnosis has been established, the most common treatment approach is surgical excision and reconstruction. Whether a staged procedure or simultaneous management is more appropriate for treating concomitant urethral diverticula and stress urinary incontinence remains controversial. Read More

Cir Pediatr 2020 Jan 20;33(1):36-42. Epub 2020 Jan 20.

Radiologic Department's. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete. Albacete (Spain).

Objectives: Report our experience with the use of contrast-enhanced serial voiding urosonography (SVU) for posterior urethral valve (PUV) patient diagnosis and management.

Material And Methods: Descriptive retrospective study in 0- to 14-year-old patients with suspected PUV at SVU performed as a first contrast-enhanced urinary tract test with subsequent cystoscopic study. Variables were analyzed using SPSSv22. Read More

Urol J 2020 May 16;17(3):289-293. Epub 2020 May 16.

Resident of urology. Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Purpose: Currently, three methods are implicated in cases of long urethral stricture including harvesting buccal mucosa of inner cheeks, harvesting lip mucosa and finally lingual mucosal graft. This study evaluated the feasibility, safety and morbidity of our "Boomerang shape" technique used for graft retrieval from the inner cheeks to repair long urethral defect cases which are usually 12-15 cm in length and 2.5 cm in width. Read More

Urology 2020 May 26;139:e1-e3. Epub 2020 Feb 26.

Department of Urology, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

We report a 22-year old gentleman who presented with postmicturition urinary dribbling for nearly 1 year along with urinary urgency and frequency. He had a history of brain tuberculosis 2 years back and was hospitalized for 4 months with a urethral catheter. Examination revealed a 3 cm cystic swelling in the penoscrotal junction. Read More

Adv Ther 2020 Apr 15;37(4):1425-1435. Epub 2020 Feb 15.

Department of Urology, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, 100045, China.

Introduction: The complication rates of proximal hypospadias, especially fistula, are much higher than those of distal hypospadias. Urethral coverage is an effective method for reducing fistulas. Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) has been shown to exhibit structural compatibility and biocompatibility, both of which promote tissue healing. Read More

Int J Surg Case Rep 2020 7;67:196-199. Epub 2020 Feb 7.

Department of Urology, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, 68, Hangeulbiseok-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address:

Introduction: Radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer has been increasingly adopted, especially for localized disease. Nevertheless, this has not been without any morbidities. Complications, such as urine leak, related to malpositioned or malfunctional indwelling catheters, are rarely reported. Read More

Pediatr Surg Int 2020 Mar 9;36(3):279-287. Epub 2020 Jan 9.

Dr. Li Dak Sum Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.

Purpose: Laparoscopic-assisted anorectoplasty (LAARP) is considered to benefit the patients with vesico-prostatic fistula. The aim of this study is to present the details of our LAARP technique for improving the short- and long-term outcomes in the patients with high and intermediate types of anorectal malformations (ARMs).

Methods: 330 patients with high-type (174 cases) and intermediate-type (156 cases) anorectal malformation (aged 8 days to 15 years) underwent LAARP from 2001 to 2019. Read More

Int Braz J Urol 2019 Nov-Dec;45(6):1216-1226

Department of Urology, Institution of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guoxue, Xiang, Chengdu, China.

Introduction And Objective: Several studies have focused on the treatment and recurrence of urethral diverticulum (UD). However, few investigations have addressed sexual function in pati-ents with UD. Therefore, we sought to examine sexual function in women affected by UD. Read More

Urol Int 2020 4;104(5-6):386-390. Epub 2019 Dec 4.

Division of Urology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.

Introduction: We aimed to assess the outcome of free tube graft urethroplasty for single-stage repair of hypospadias with chordee in children.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated a series of 56 patients (16 months to 9 years old, median 24 months) who underwent free graft urethroplasty for repair of hypospadias with chordee between May 2005 and November 2017. The median follow-up was 7 years (range 1-11). Read More

Urology 2020 Feb 29;136:158-161. Epub 2019 Nov 29.

Department of Urology, New York, University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY. Electronic address:

Objective: To describe the technique of robotic remnant vaginectomy/excision of urethral diverticulum in transmen and report postoperative outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Between 2015 and 2018, 4 patients underwent robotic remnant vaginectomy/excision of urethral diverticulum for relief of urinary symptoms. Patients were of mean age 36 ± 10. Read More

Int Urogynecol J 2020 Jul 28;31(7):1451-1456. Epub 2019 Nov 28.

Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Road (M), Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The objective was to apply tomographic ultrasound imaging (TUI) to diagnose urethral diverticulum (UD) and summarize the specific imaging findings.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 42 women with a paraurethral cyst. All women underwent a clinical interview, three-dimensional pelvic floor ultrasound and a transvaginal cystectomy between May 2016 and March 2019. Read More

Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2018 Nov 8. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Department of Urology, Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center, Anaheim, CA.

Objective: This study aimed to present the evaluation, diagnoses, and surgical management of symptomatic periurethral masses of women at an academic institution.

Methods: This study is an institutional review board-approved retrospective case series of women who presented with a symptomatic periurethral mass and scheduled for surgery within the Department of Urology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery over a 10-year period (October 2003-July 2014).

Results: Fifty-nine women (mean age, 46 years; range, 22-73 years) were evaluated during the study period. Read More

Urol Case Rep 2019 Nov 8;27:100862. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Persahabatan General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jl. Persahabatan Raya No. 1, Pulogadung, Jakarta Timur, DKI Jakarta, 13230, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Male urethral diverticulum is rare and usually associated with urethral obstruction. We report a 62-year-old male presented to emergency room with giant stone coming from scrotum without urinary retention. From clinical findings, a giant stone obviously burst out from his scrotal fistula. Read More

BMC Med Imaging 2019 10 29;19(1):84. Epub 2019 Oct 29.

Hansa Diagnostic Clinic, Plot 8A Ozubulu Street, Independence Layout, Enugu, Nigeria.

Objective: To determine the rate and the distribution of the structural defects in the urinary bladder complicating urethral stricture in men, and to compare the complications observed in the younger patients to those observed in the older patients.

Methods: Retrospectively, case files of patients diagnosed of urethral stricture using retrograde urethrogram (RUG) and voiding cysto-urethrogram (VCUG) from February 2009 to August 2018 were analyzed. Stricture characteristics were outlined. Read More

Arch Ital Urol Androl 2019 Oct 2;91(3). Epub 2019 Oct 2.

Department of Urology, Policlinico San Martino Hospital, University of Genova.

Objective: To present the results of the largest series of patients with bladder diverticula > 4 cm managed with an endoscopic approach and give tips about the execution of the procedure.

Materials And Methods: Data of male patients undergone the endoscopic approach for an acquired bladder diverticula > 4 cm from December 2004 to August 2018 were prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed. The description of the monopolar and bipolar techniques are provided. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2019 8;33:179. Epub 2019 Jul 8.

Service d'Urologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.

We report the case of a 14-year old boy with penile urethral diverticulum occurred after urethromeatoplasty performed due to circumcision injury. This study and literature review aim to describe the diagnostic and therapeutic features of urethral diverticulum. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Aug;98(34):e16923

Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue, Xiang, Chengdu.

Rationale: There are already several reports concerning the occurrence of urethral diverticulum (UD) in female patients, but only rarely has a article describing UD combined with UD calculi or squamous carcinoma been published. Moreover, a case with squamous carcinoma and UD calculi at the same time has never been reported, making this the first case report about this condition.

Patient Concerns: A 43-year-old woman presented to the gynaecology department with a complaint of a hard mass beneath the anterior vaginal wall. Read More

J Vet Med Sci 2019 Sep 8;81(9):1326-1333. Epub 2019 Aug 8.

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia.

This study describes the clinical presentation of superficial swellings and evaluates the utility of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of such swellings in sheep and goats. Ninety-three sheep and 73 goats were included in this study on the basis of presence of superficial swellings on the head (n=56), neck (n=16), chest wall (n=3), abdominal wall (n=40), umbilicus (n=14), scrotum (n=16), testes (n=1), udder (n=7), limbs (n=2), gluteal region (n=5), tail (n=1), and penile urethra (n=5). Ultrasonographic evaluation of these superficial swellings allowed the diagnosis of abscesses (n=54; 32. Read More

BMC Urol 2019 Jul 29;19(1):71. Epub 2019 Jul 29.

Department of Urology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China.

Background: In this case report, giant calculus in the urethral diverticulum was found through ureteroscopy investigation, the pneumatic lithotripsy combined with ultrasound lithotripsy (PLCUL) was successfully performed to break down this rare and giant urethral calculus in the diverticulum without open surgery.

Case Presentation: A 82-year-old male presented to the urology department, complaining of frequent urination and dysuria. One giant, dark brown stone (6. Read More

BJU Int 2019 11 28;124(5):892-896. Epub 2019 Aug 28.

Department of Urology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Clinical and Research Hospital (ML), Milan, Italy.

Objectives: To describe, step by step, a new one-stage dorsal skin flap urethroplasty for penile stricture repair.

Materials And Methods: The surgery was accomplished through a midline incision on the ventral penile surface, the urethra was fully dissected from the corpora cavernosa and longitudinally opened along its dorsal surface. A penile skin island, based on the dartos fascia flap, was dissected and moved over the corpora cavernosa, and the urethra was moved and sutured over the penile skin flap. Read More

Neurourol Urodyn 2019 09 6;38(7):1859-1865. Epub 2019 Jul 6.

Department of Urology, UCLH at Westmoreland Street, London, UK.

Aims: Functional obstruction secondary to a high-tone nonrelaxing sphincter (HTNRS) may lead to the formation of a proximal-to-mid-urethral diverticulum (pmUD) in patients without a history of anatomical obstruction, vaginal delivery, vaginal and/or urethral surgery, or periurethral gland infection, that is, a functional pmUD (fpmUD). We used measurements of the urethra-sphincter complex volume (USCv) as a proxy for the maximal urethral closure pressure to evaluate this potential etiological factor.

Methods: We compared 17 consecutive women with fpmUD (mean age ± SD of 49. Read More

Neurourol Urodyn 2019 09 3;38(7):1889-1900. Epub 2019 Jul 3.

Department of Urology, UCLH, London, UK.

Aims: To assess the incidence and management of urodynamic stress urinary incontinence (USUI) in women undergoing transvaginal excision of a urethral diverticulum (UD) at our institution.

Methods: A prospective database, capturing patients undergoing urethral diverticulectomy over a 9-year period (May 2007 to August 2016), was reviewed focusing on USUI and subsequent management.

Results: One hundred patients underwent UD excision (with modified Martius labial fat-pad flap interposition). Read More

Arab J Urol 2019 Mar 8;17(1):49-57. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

: To present a review of the current literature regarding the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of female urethral diverticula (UD). : A systematic search of the PubMed database was performed to identify studies evaluating female UD. Article titles, abstracts and full-text manuscripts were screened to identify relevant studies, which then underwent data extraction and analysis. Read More

Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2019 Jul 3;101(6):e139-e141. Epub 2019 Jun 3.

Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University , Nanning, Guangxi , China.

Urethral diverticulum is a condition where the urethra or the periurethral glands push into the connective tissue layers that surround it. Patients of urethral diverticulum present with nonspecific symptoms such as incontinence, urinary frequency and urgency, and pain during sexual intercourse and urination. The incidence of this condition is low. Read More

Urology 2019 06;128:45-46

Cleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland, OH.

Abdom Radiol (NY) 2019 08;44(8):2852-2863

Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Purpose: To evaluate magnetic resonance imaging findings that differentiate among periurethral bulking agents (primarily collagen), urethral diverticulum, and periurethral cyst.

Methods: We searched our radiologic database retrospectively from 2001 to 2017 for periurethral cystic lesions, identifying a total of 50 patients with 68 lesions. Final diagnoses in 68 lesions were bulking agents (27), urethral diverticula (29), and periurethral cysts (12). Read More

Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019 Oct;54(4):552-556

Sydney Medical School Nepean, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia.

Objective: Urethral diverticulum is an uncommon cause of urinary dysfunction in women, with often a significant delay in diagnosis. Urethroscopy and/or magnetic resonance imaging are/is widely used for its identification. Translabial ultrasound is an alternative, particularly since the introduction of three-/four-dimensional imaging. Read More

Abdom Radiol (NY) 2019 08;44(8):2929-2930

Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd S, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA.

J Sex Med 2019 Jul 5;16(7):1106-1110. Epub 2019 Apr 5.

Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Electronic address:

Background: Urethral injury during inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) or artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement is rare, and traditionally most prosthetic surgeons abort prosthetic implantation when urethral repair is necessary.

Aim: To report our experience with synchronous urethroplasty (SU) as a planned or damage control surgery during urologic prosthetic surgery, to evaluate the safety and outcomes of the procedure.

Methods: A retrospective review of our IPP and AUS database was completed to identify patients who underwent an SU between 2007 and 2018. Read More