In patients with posterior urethral valves (PUV), severe unilateral vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is one of the three conditions associated with preservation of renal function. Others are urinary ascites or urinoma in newborns and large congenital bladder diverticula. These conditions most likely provide a pop-off mechanism preventing the development of high intravesical pressure. Only 5% of pati...

Diverticular bleeding of the small bowel is rare and occurs primarily in adults aged more than 60 years. In younger adults, Meckel's diverticulum, a true diverticulum that congenitally occurs in the distal ileum, is the most common cause of diverticular bleeding of the small bowel. Unlike Meckel's diverticula, other kinds of small bowel diverticula are not congenital and their incidence is rela...

The diverticula of the small bowel may be congenital or acquired. The congenital form is Meckel's diverticulum, which is a true diverticulum formed by the complete bowel wall and located on the antimesenteric border of the distal ileum. Acquired jejunoileal diverticula develop during an individual's lifetime. Small bowel motility disorders with increased intraluminal pressure are considered to ...

INTRODUCTION We present a case of Alkaptonuria (AKU) presented with severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to extensive prostatic calculi deposited in the para prostatic diverticulum. Prostatic calculi are seen in chronic prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome and benign prostate hyperplasia; however, in patients with AKU, prostatic calculi and/or calcifications are more extens...

The majority of patients with small bowel diverticula are asymptomatic, however, associated complications include inflammation, intestinal obstruction, perforation and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Bladder divertulae are uncommon and can herniate into the femoral or inguinal canal as well as the scrotum. We report the case of an elderly lady who underwent laparotomy for an incarcerated femoral ...

A 42-year-oldman presentedwith a 3-day history of epigastric pain and tarry stools. On physical examination the hemodynamics were stable, and the patient had a pallor and mild epigastric tenderness. Blood tests revealed a hemoglobin level of 7.7g/dL, and a chest X-ray showed a rim of free gas under the diaphragm. On abdominal computed tomography, focal dilatation was noted over the greater curv...

Congenital anomalies of the urogenital tract are the most common anomalies found in the foetus, neonates and infants, but anterior urethral valves and diverticula are rare. Here, we present a case with congenital anterior urethral diverticulum associated with patent ductus arteriosus and polydactyly.

The images presented below were from a man, at the age of 80, who was admitted to hospital with recurrent urinary tract infection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed after initial examination. Conventional MRI showed multiple diverticulum in bladder and one of them had contact sigmoid colon via fistula tract (Figure-1). Diffusion weighted images (DWI) showed restricted diffusion in ...