URETHRAL DIVERTICULA IN WOMEN - A SERIES OF 12 CASES

The authors report a retrospective study of 12 cases of urethral diver ticuli in women, observed over 17 years (1977-1994) at the department of urology in Casablanca. The mean age was 40 years. The reason of con sultation was iterative cystitis (10 cases), the perception of the div erticulum by the patient in 50 % of cases. The clinical examination pe rmitted the diagnosis in all the cases. Intra-venous pyelography and r etrograde cystogram led to a better analysis of the diverticulum. All our patients have been operated on by a vaginal approach, the resectio n of the diverticulum being made in 12 cases. During follow-up, one pa tient presented a recurrence, and another has been admitted for dilata tion of a meatal stenosis.