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Case Reports in Urology
Volume 2018, Article ID 9748926, 3 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9748926
Case Report

Congenital Bladder Diverticulum in Adults: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Rawad Abou Zahr,1 Khalil Chalhoub,1 Farah Ollaik,2 and Joe Nohra1

1Department of Urology, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, University of Balamand, Beirut 1100 2807, Lebanon
2Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Beirut 1100 2807, Lebanon

Correspondence should be addressed to Joe Nohra; moc.oohay@eojarhon

Received 12 September 2017; Accepted 9 October 2017; Published 14 January 2018

Academic Editor: Giorgio Carmignani

Copyright © 2018 Rawad Abou Zahr et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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