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Abstract
Objective: Although bladder diverticulum is a disease that has been known and treated for a long time, there are not enough urodynamic studies about patients with bladder divertic- ulum in the literature. In this study, it was aimed to describe the urodynamic findings in the storage and voiding phases of the lower urinary tract in patients. Methods: Patients who applied to the urology clinic with lower urinary tract symptoms between February 2010 and August 2020 and who were found to have bladder diverticulum were evaluated retrospectively. Fifty patients who met the study inclusion criteria were considered. The medical histories, physical examinations, laboratory tests, imaging results, urodynamic study results, and the surgery reports of all the patients were reviewed retro- spectively. Results: Of the patients included in the study, 18% were women and 82% were men. Fif- ty-four percent of the patients applied to the polyclinic with voiding symptoms. Four percent of the patients with bladder diverticulum were asymptomatic. It was determined that 60% of the male patients with a history of urological operation were treated for infravesical obstruc- tion. Of the total patients, 22% were followed up without any surgical treatment. A urody- namic study was performed in 50% of the patients. The most common urodynamic finding was detrusor overactivity, followed by obstructed outflow function. Conclusion: As most of the patients with bladder diverticulum are asymptomatic, divertic- ulectomy is not indicated in every patient. First of all, patients should be investigated for the pathology causing diverticulum formation, and then the follow-up or the treatment options should be considered. Therefore, it could be argued that all patients with bladder divertic- ulum should be evaluated urodynamically. Further research is needed to explore this issue.