[A case of female urethral diverticulum calculus associated with multiple sclerosis]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2001 Jan;47(1):51-3.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of urethral diverticulum with a calculus in a 52-year-old female. She had suffered from transverse myelopathy (flaccid paralysis) as a result of multiple sclerosis. She presented with total incontinence and urinary tract infection that did not respond to antibiotic therapy. We found a urethral diverticulum calculus by X-ray imaging and urethroscopy. Transvaginal urethral diverticulectomy with removal of stone was carried out without any complications. The removed stone was 35 x 31 x 19 mm in size and was composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate and calcium phosphate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Diverticulum / etiology*
  • Diverticulum / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis / complications*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urethral Diseases / etiology*
  • Urethral Diseases / surgery
  • Urinary Calculi / chemistry
  • Urinary Calculi / etiology*
  • Urinary Calculi / surgery