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CASE REPORT
Herniation of a urinary bladder diverticulum: diagnosis and management of a fluctuating inguinal mass
  1. Reza Nabavizadeh1,
  2. Behnam Nabavizadeh2,
  3. Lance J Hampton1,
  4. Aliakbar Nabavizadeh3
  1. 1Department of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia, USA
  2. 2Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Pediatric Urology Research Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3Department of Urology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Kerman, Iran
  1. Correspondence to Reza Nabavizadeh, nabavizadehr{at}vcu.edu

Summary

Inguinal herniation of a bladder diverticulum is a rare finding. The diagnosis should be suspected if the size of hernia is variable on urination. These patients may also experience obstructive voiding symptoms. Various imaging modalities may clarify the diagnosis. In our patient, intravenous urography precisely showed a bladder diverticulum in the right inguinal area. The patient underwent open simple prostatectomy and herniorrhaphy. He remains symptom-free on follow-up.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-217947

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors AN and RN performed the surgery described. RN and BN collected the data. RN, BN and LJH drafted the report. All authors revised the report critically and approved it for submission.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.