[Sub-urethral diverticulum in women. Apropos of 12 cases]

The authors report a retrospective study of 12 cases of urethral diverticuli in women, observed over 17 years (1977-1994) at the department of urology in Casablanca. The mean age was 40 years. The reason of consultation was iterative cystitis (10 cases), the perception of the diverticulum by the patient in 50% of cases. The clinical examination permitted the diagnosis in all the cases. Intra-venous pyelography and retrograde cystogram led to a better analysis of the diverticulum. All our patients have been operated on by a vaginal approach, the resection of the diverticulum being made in 12 cases. During follow-up, one patient presented a recurrence, and another has been admitted for dilatation of a meatal stenosis.