Robot-assisted laparoscopic anterior urethral diverticulectomy.

Journal: International urogynecology journal
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: A 31-year-old patient with a history of fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma requiring tumor resection and pelvic reconstruction in infancy presented with a 3-year history of recurrent vulvar abscesses and voiding dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a fluid collection posterior to the pubic bone and inferior to the bladder. The objective was to demonstrate the key steps in the resection and repair of an anterior urethral diverticulum via robot-assisted laparoscopic approach.

Authors

  • Michele O'Shea
    Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA. michele.oshea@duke.edu.
  • Jonathan C Routh
    Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
  • Nazema Y Siddiqui
    Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA.