Combined Diverticulectomy and Anti-Incontinence Surgery for Patients with Urethral Diverticulum and Stress Urinary Incontinence: is Anti-Incontinence Surgery Really Necessary?

• Main Authors: Chi-Mou Juang (Author), Huann-Cheng Horng (Author), Hung-Chuan Yu (Author), Chih-Yao Chen (Author), Chia-Ming Chang (Author), Ken-Jen Yu (Author), Ming-Shien Yen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2006-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Urethral diverticulum has been identified in 0.6-6% of women and is diagnosed most frequently in the third to fifth decades. Combined diverticulectomy and anti-incontinence surgery are usually undertaken for patients with urethral diverticulum who present with symptoms of stress urinary i...