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Vol. 32. Issue 8.
Pages 847-849 (September 2008)
Vol. 32. Issue 8.
Pages 847-849 (September 2008)
Masa escrotal como presentación de divertículo uretral gigante
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El divertículo uretral en el varón es una entidad rara que puede ser congénita o adquirida. Son comunesen pacientes parapléjicos que son propensos a desarrollar este problema de forma adquirida debido acateterizaciones prolongadas. Las enfermedades mas frecuentes en pacientes lesionados medulares sonestenosis, fístulas y divertículos. Pacientes con divertículos típicamente se presentan con síntomas deincontinencia urinaria, disuria, dolor perineal o una masa genital o en periné. El tratamiento de elección essiempre quirúrgico y debería realizarse una extirpación completa del mismo.
Urethral diverticulum in the male is a rare entity that may be congenital or acquired. They are commonin paraplegic patients, who are prone to developing this disorder on an acquired basis because of prolongedcatheterization. The most common diseases in patients with spinal cord injury are stricture, fistula anddiverticula. Patients with diverticula typically present with symptoms of urinary incontinence, dysuria, perinealpain, or a mass on the ventral aspect of the genitalia or perineum. Treatment of choice is always surgicaland a complete extirpation should be performed.
Keywords:
Urethral diverticulum
Male
Scrotal mass
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