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Circumferential urethral diverticulum: A surgical conundrum
Dr. Mehta is in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Dr. Suh is in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Dr. Harmanli is Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, and Chief of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
The authors report no financial relationships relevant to this video.
Brought to you by the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. In this video, the authors highlight the steps required to successfully excise a complex circumferential diverticulum that extends over the dorsal midurethra and communicates with the urethral lumen. Careful dissection and multiple layered closure are essential.