Bladder Diverticulum
A bladder diverticulum is a pouch in the bladder wall that a person may either be born with ("congenital") or get later ("acquired").
Archived from the 2022 edition
Overview
A congenital bladder diverticulum forms when some of the bladder lining pokes through a weak part in the bladder wall. A congenital diverticulum is most often found when you are still a child, and there is often only 1 pouch. They often don't need to be treated.
Acquired bladder diverticula (more than 1 diverticulum) are most often caused by a block in the bladder outlet (such as from a swollen prostate or scars in the urethra), the bladder not working well because of nerve injury or, rarely, from prior bladder surgery. With acquired diverticula, many pouches often form. These are most often seen in older men, who tend to get bladder outlet blocks more often.
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The archived page carried these sections, in this order.
- Bladder Diverticulum
- How Does the Bladder Usually Work?
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- After Treatment
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