Preliminary report on the effect of urethral diverticulum magnetic resonance imaging configuration on the incidence of new onset urodynamic stress urinary incontinence following excision

Abstract

New onset USUI occurs in 9% of patients having excision of urethral diverticulum with Martius fat pad interposition. The incidence appears to increase with increasing complexity of urethral diverticulum on preoperative MRI - rising from 0% following simple urethral diverticulum excision to 20% following circumferential diverticulum excision.