Asymptomatic Bladder Diverticulum Can Develop New Urinary Symptoms after a New Onset of Stroke: a Case Report
- Author:
Won Jae JO
1
;
Yong Soon YOON
;
Eun Sil KIM
;
Jun Hyun CHOI
;
Kwang Jae LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bladder Diverticulum; Stroke; Neurogenic Bladder
- MeSH: Adult; Cerebral Infarction; Diverticulum; Humans; Male; Prostatic Hyperplasia; Stroke; Urinary Bladder; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic; Urinary Tract
- From:Brain & Neurorehabilitation 2020;13(1):5-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Bladder diverticulum can be caused by many varying factors. It is usually asymptomatic in nature and thus often found by chance. In adult males, it can develop as a result of increased intravesicular pressure in the presence of an underlying benign prostatic hyperplasia. We observed a case in which a patient with asymptomatic bladder diverticulum developed new urinary symptoms owing to an underlying neurogenic lower urinary tract disorder which occurred following a cerebral infarction.
