Bilateral Hutch diverticula presenting as “Mickey Mouse bladder” in a child: A case report
Imen Kalfat, Cyrine Saadi, Souha Laarif, Hela Oueslati, Abir Boussetta, Taher Gargeh, Youssef Hellal · 2026
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Description
Imen Kalfat and co-authors report a case in 2026 of a child whose bladder shape on scans resembled a cartoon mouse head, a sign of a rare birth defect. Pouches had formed on both sides of the bladder where the urine tubes enter. Such pouches are rare in children, and the paired form gives that named picture.
The patient was an 11 year old boy with lower urinary symptoms. Scans showed the paired pouches, with no backflow of urine toward the kidneys. Function tests showed an overactive bladder muscle and a mismatch between the muscle and its valve. He was treated without surgery, with a catheter routine and a drug to calm the bladder, and he improved a lot. The case backs function based care when bladder mechanics, not the pouches, are the main problem.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Imen Kalfat, Cyrine Saadi, Souha Laarif, Hela Oueslati, Abir Boussetta, Taher Gargeh, Youssef Hellal |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |