Diverticulum of the Female Urethra

Calculi in a Female Urethral Diverticulum

“…Migrant calculi are reported to be at least 10 times more common than native calculi [7,8]. Most native calculi form in association with chronic stasis and urinary infection, either within a urethral diverticulum or proximal to a urethral obstruction [9,10].…”

“…Urethral calculi are generally classified as native (those formed de novo in the urethra) or migratory (those formed in the bladder or kidney with secondary descent). Migrant calculi are reported to be at least 10 times more common than native calculi [ 7 , 8 ]. Most native calculi form in association with chronic stasis and urinary infection, either within a urethral diverticulum or proximal to a urethral obstruction [ 9 , 10 ].…”

Diverticulum of the Female Urethra

“…It was at first thought that there was a greater incidence of urethral diverticulum in coloured patients due to poor obstetric care and neglect of urethral infections (Herman and Greene, 1944;Menville and Mitchell, 1944) but later as more series were analyzed it seemed that the incidencedid not vary with the percentage of white and coloured women in the community studied (Gilbert and Rivera Cintrbn, 1954;Pinkerton, 1956). …”

Calculus-Containing Urethral Diverticulum in a Woman: Report of a Case

“…Most other authors (ZIDE, 1948;MENVILLE and MITCHELL, 1944;HERMAN and GREENE, 1944, and others) regard trauma and infections as the principal causative factors. During labour, pressure of the child's head against the symphysis pubis is said to cause a crushing of the muscularis of the urethra, permitting a subsequent hernial protrusion of the mucosa and submucosa (SHIVERS and COONEY, 1934).…”