[Female urethral diverticuli].

OBJECTIVES

To review the etiopathogenic, diagnostic and therapeutic criteria for female urethra diverticula.

METHODS

Urethral diverticulum was diagnosed in four patients, all of them with recurring urinary tract infections and irritative voiding symptoms. The final diagnosis was established by VCUG (Voiding cystourethrography). Other procedures, more recent and more in use, are also referred.

RESULTS

All patients required surgical treatment, three of them with good results and one without success. The therapeutic procedures most frequently used in the literature during the last decade are also mentioned.

CONCLUSIONS

The milestone in the management of female urethral diverticula is to think on it in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms. Surgical excision when amenable obtains optimal results.