Abstract
Background: Urethral diverticulum is a herniation between the periurethral fibromuscular layer and anterior vaginal wall continuous with the lumen of the urethra. The incidence is 1 to 6%.It occurs commonly in the third to fifth decade of life. The condition can be acquired or congenital. The etiology is not understood. The most widely accepted theory is obstruction and subsequent infection of the periurethral glands with rupture of the abscess into the lumen. Other causes include trauma from vaginal or urethral surgery and childbirth trauma.The diagnosis of urethral diverticulum can be confused with vaginal wall inclusion cysts,mesonephric or paramesonephric cysts, Skene gland cysts, urethral caruncles, and urethroceles.
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