Causes of urinary bladder diverticula

Causes of urinary bladder diverticula

There are numerous causes of urinary bladder diverticula:

Primary (congenital or idiopathic)

• Hutch diverticulum (in paraureteral region)

Secondary

• bladder outlet obstruction
  • bladder neck stenosis
  • neurogenic bladder
  • posterior urethral valve
  • prostatic enlargement (hypertrophy; carcinoma)
  • ureterocele (large)
  • urethral stricture
• congenital syndromes
  • Diamond-Blackfan syndrome
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
  • Menkes syndrome (a.k.a. kinky-hair syndrome)
  • Prune-belly syndrome (a.k.a. Eagle-Barrett syndrome)
  • Williams syndrome - idiopathic hypercalcemia
• postoperative