A RARE CAUSE OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PAEDIATRIC POPULATION

Abstract

Primary congenital bladder diverticulum is a rare cause of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). The term bladder diverticulum is usually reserved for the nding of large herniation of bladder urothelium through muscularis propria of the bladder wall. Typically, congenital bladder diverticula are found in smooth walled bladders and are not associated with signicant trabeculation on cystoscopic examination.Congenital bladder diverticula have been noted in association with a number of congenital syndromes including Menkes syndrome, Williams syndrome, Ehler-Danlos syndrome and fetal alcohol syndrome.We present a case of Primary congenital bladder diverticulum as a rare cause of UTI in a 4year old male child who was surgically treated.