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Pathologic Outcomes following Urethral Diverticulectomy in Women
Joint Authors
Robinson, Brian D.
Chughtai, Bilal
Dunphy, Claire
Laudano, Melissa A.
Te, Alexis E.
Kaplan, Steven A.
Tyagi, Renuka
Jamzadeh, Asha E.
Lee, Richard K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
Although most urethral diverticula in women are benign, there is a subset of patients who develop malignant changes.
Limited studies report the pathologic findings associated with this relatively rare entity.
We describe the clinicopathologic findings of women who underwent urethral diverticulectomy.
Methods.
A consecutive series of 29 women who underwent surgical resection of a urethral diverticulum were identified between 1992 and 2013.
Clinical and radiographic data was collected by retrospective review of patient medical records.
All pathological slides were rereviewed by a single urologic pathologist.
Results.
Of the 14 women with clinical data, 9 (64%) presented with urgency, 7 (50%) with urinary frequency, 3 (21%) with urinary incontinence, and 3 (21%) with dysuria.
Mean diverticular size was 2.3 (±1.4) cm.
Although one patient (3%) had invasive adenocarcinoma on final pathology, the remaining 28 cases (97%) demonstrated benign features.
The most common findings were inflammation (55%) and nephrogenic adenoma (21%).
Conclusions.
Although most urethral diverticula in women are benign, there is a subset of patients who develop malignancy in association with the diverticulum.
In this series, 97% of cases had a benign histology.
These findings are important when counseling patients regarding treatment options.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Laudano, Melissa A.& Jamzadeh, Asha E.& Dunphy, Claire& Lee, Richard K.& Robinson, Brian D.& Tyagi, Renuka…[et al.]. 2014. Pathologic Outcomes following Urethral Diverticulectomy in Women. Advances in Urology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504236
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Laudano, Melissa A.…[et al.]. Pathologic Outcomes following Urethral Diverticulectomy in Women. Advances in Urology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504236
American Medical Association (AMA)
Laudano, Melissa A.& Jamzadeh, Asha E.& Dunphy, Claire& Lee, Richard K.& Robinson, Brian D.& Tyagi, Renuka…[et al.]. Pathologic Outcomes following Urethral Diverticulectomy in Women. Advances in Urology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504236
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504236