ABSTRACT
The first description of a diverticulum of the female urethra was in 1805, and in the subsequent
years only sporadic reports were noted (1). In the 1950s there was an increase in the incidence of
diagnosis. Davis and Cian noted that as clinicians become more aware of the condition, the
frequency of diagnosis increases (2). In one report, the compilation of 121 cases of urethral
diverticula was the largest of its time, where 71 cases were diagnosed over 60 years, then a
further 50 cases in the following 12 months (3). From this report the notion developed that in
order to diagnose female urethral diverticula one must first suspect it. Investigators who
described their experience with urethral diverticula stated that in order to identify patients
with urethral diverticula, more general awareness of this condition must prevail (4).
