Gynecology & Obstetrics
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Lívia Carneiro Nascimento

Publications

• Research Article
  Female Urethral Diverticulum: Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcome
  Author(s): Marcelo Di Gregorio, Francis Lorge and Michaël Dupont Marcelo Di Gregorio, Francis Lorge and Michaël Dupont
  
  Objectives: To share our experience regarding the handling of symptomatic or asymptomatic female urethral diverticula. Clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic strategies are reviewed. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis involving eight female patients with urethral diverticula who were followed up in our urology department between 2007 and 2015. Preoperative assessment included clinical examination and cystoscopy, voiding cystourethrogram, or magnetic resonance imaging. Postoperative follow-up visits were scheduled at 3, 6, and 12 months. Results: Diagnosis was based on anamnesis and physical examination, and then confirmed by complimentary exams such as voiding cystourethrogram and magnetic resonance imaging. All patients experienced symptomatic relief and improved esthetic outcome after surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging was instrumental in confirming the .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0932.1000374

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