The role of bladder diverticula in the prevalence of acute urinary retention in patients with BPH who are candidates to surgery

ABSTRACT Introduction: The urinary bladder diverticula (BD) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a complication that can lead to urinary stasis, stone, urinary tract infection (UTI) and tumors. It's role in acute urinary retention (AUR) is not totally understood. Objectives: To determine the effect of BD size on AUR rates in patients with BPH candidates to surgery. Subjects and Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 47 patients with BPH and BD who underwent BPH surgery associated to complete bladder diverticulectomy from 2006 to 2016. We analyzed risk factors for AUR in patients with BD using univariate, multivariate and correlation analysis. Results: There was a difference in the size of the diverticula, with 6.8 cm vs. 4.5 cm among patients with and without AUR respectively (p=0.005). The ROC curve showed a correlation between the size of BD and the risk of AUR. The value of 5.15 cm presented a sensitivity of 73% and a specificity of 72%. The area under the curve was 0.75 (p=0.01). Comparing groups with BD >5.0 cm vs. ≤5.0 cm, the AUR incidence was 74% and 27.8% respectively with an OR of 2.65 (1.20-5.85) (p=0.005). In the multivariate analysis, only the size of the diverticula reached statistical significance (p=0.012). Conclusions: The diameter of BD is an independent risk factor for AUR in patients with BPH and BD who are candidates to surgery. A diameter greater than 5.15 cm increases the risk of AUR.

Huge uterine-cervical diverticulum mimicking as a cyst.

Here we report an incidental huge uterine-cervical diverticulum from a total abdominal hysterectomy specimen in a perimenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain. The diverticulum was mimicking with various cysts present in the lateral side of the female genital tract. Histopathological examination confirmed this to be a cervical diverticulum with communication to uterine cavity through two different openings. They can attain huge size if left ignored for long duration and present a diagnostic challenge to clinicians, radiologists, as well as pathologists because of its extreme rarity. Therefore, diverticula should also be included as a differential diagnosis. Its histopathological confirmation also highlights that diverticula can present as an acute abdomen, requiring early diagnosis with appropriate timely intervention. Immunohistochemistry CD 10 has also been used to differentiate it from a mesonephric cyst.

Jejunal Diverticulitis

Although uncommon, jejunoileal diverticula are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Both acute and chronic symptoms can be varied and non-specific, making jejunoileal diverticular disease a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report a case of jejunal diverticular disease, complicated by acute diverticulitis, in a 75-year-old male who was successfully treated with conservative approach. The non-surgical approach was enabled by early assessment with multislice CT and active close observation

Uraco: anomalias del desarrollo, caracteristicas anatomicas y presentacion de dos casos

Urachal anomalies are infrequent, especially in adult patients, nevertheless their presentation must be well known. We present two cases with complicated urachal anomalies: a vesicourachal diverticulum and a urachal cyst. We will discuss their embriologic and anatomic characteristics, as well as their complications.

Las anomalías uracales son poco frecuentes especialmente en adultos, sin embargo, su forma de manifestarse debe conocerse. Presentamos dos casos de anomalías uracales complicadas: un divertículo y un quiste uracal. Se discuten las características embriológicas, ana-tómicas y complicaciones.

Diverticulosis yeyunal una causa infrecuente de hemorragia digestiva: caso clínico / Jejunal diverticulosis as cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhages: case report

Jejunal diverticulosis is a very uncommon acquired disease. Clinical manifestations include acute life threatening complication such as perforation, obstruction and bleeding. Jejunal diverticulosis is an extremely rare site of origin of gastrointestinal bleeding, with fewer than seventy cases reported in the literature. We report a 77-year -old patient with a recurrent severe gastrointestinal bleeding manifested by melena and hematochaezia. During the hospitalization the tagged red blood cell scanning was positive for bleeding in the jejunum. At laparotomy, several large-mouthed diverticula at the proximal jejunum were identified. Approximately 30 centimeters of the involved segment was resected with primary end-to-end anastomosis. Postoperative 7 month evolution has been favorable, without any evidence of rebleeding. This report reviews the literature concerning this disease, discusses some diagnostic methods of studying small bowel bleeding and highlights the need to consider this diagnosis in old patients with a gastrointestinal hemorrhage of unknown origin

Ruptura traumatica de diverticulo duodenal: relato de um caso e revisao da literatura / Traumatic rupture of duodenal diverticulum: report of a case and review of literature

O diverticulo duodenal e uma anormalidade anatomica comum. Sua perfuracao decorrente de processo inflamatorio e bastante rara, com menos de 100 relatos na literatura consultada. Mais rara ainda e a perfuracao traumatica, representada apenas por tres casos relatados. Os autores relatam um caso de ruptura traumatica de diverticulo duodenal, e fazem uma revisao da literatura, focalizando a patogenia, o diagnostico e a terapeutica desta grave patologia

Les tumeurs de vessie intradiverticulaires [a'propos de 4 cas]

We report here a study of 4 intradiverticular tumor, from the study of these cases and the literature data, it results that: - Tumors are uncommon and occur exclusively in the elderly male adult. - Hematuria is the main symptom, but the clinical picture is still non specific - These tumors often are too difficult to be diagnosed and their therapeutical management is not well codified