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Diverticulum of bladder

Divertículo da bexiga

Category

Definition

A condition characterized by balloon-like growths on the bladder commonly associated with a chronic outflow obstruction usually found in pairs on opposite sides of the bladder that may lead to infection, rupture, or even cancer.

Exclusions

  • Congenital diverticulum of urinary bladder
  • Urachal diverticulum
  • Hutch-diverticulum

Index Terms

Diverticulum of bladderbladder diverticulavesical diverticulumbladder sacculationBladder diverticulosisDiverticulitis of bladder