Hutch diverticulum
Presentation
Recurrent UTI
Patient Data
Age: 2 months
Gender: Male
From the case:
Hutch diverticulum
X-ray
Frontal
VCUG shows 'bladder ears' (normal outpouchings seen in infants depicting projection of bladder into the inguinal canals) bilaterally, with asymmetric outpouching on left side (Hutch diverticulum).
From the case:
Hutch diverticulum
Ultrasound
A bladder diverticulum is seen communicating with bladder as well as ureter on left side. U = ureter, D = diverticulum, UB = urinary bladder.
Case Discussion
A Hutch diverticulum is a congenital diverticulum arising at the distal ureter near the vesicoureteric junction.