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Skene’s Glands
(redirected from Periurethral Glands)

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Skene’s Glands
Glands which are rarely seen in human females, but well-studied in rodents, and homologous to the prostate. Skene’s glands may contain psammoma bodies, and if enlarged, require transurethral resection
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DIAGNOSIS Injected periurethral collagen, which had been administered for the treatment of urinary incontinence [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] DISCUSSION An acquired urethral diverticulum is the sequelae of infection in the periurethral glands that progresses to fistulization into the urethra.
Injected periurethral collagen by Chauvin, Nancy; MacDiarmid, Scott; Oliphant, Michael; Dyer, Raymond / Applied Radiology
Most often present in the mid or distal urethra, it results from enlargement of obstructed periurethral glands.
Diverticula-What Are Diverticula? by peterhutch / Health, general community
Although some may be congenital, most cases are thought to be acquired secondary to rupture of infected periurethral glands into the urethral lumen.
Squamous cell carcinoma in situ in a female urethral diverticulum by Gomelsky, Alex / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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