INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF MEDICINE SECTION: GENERAL SURGERY ISSN: 1755-7682 1 2015 Vol. 8 No. 106 doi: 10.3823/1705 iMedPub Journals http://journals.imed.pub © Under License of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License This article is available at: www.intarchmed.com and www.medbrary.com Abstract Introduction: Bladder diverticula are rare both in adults and in children and may be congenital or acquired, are rare in females. Objective: To describe the case of occasional finding of bladder diverticulum in women, which developed into sepsis. Case report: Patient MIB, 81, female was admitted to the Cariri Re- gional Hospital after a fall from height resulting in trochanteric fracture of left femur .No fifth day of hospitalization, the patient developed an abdominal mass in pit right iliac, associated the signs of inflammation and painful abdomen. Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast revealed a cystic collection of air-fluid content and inflam- matory aspect in the right lower abdomen measuring approximately 212 mL volume with continuity with the bladder. Discussion: Bladder diverticula are usually asymptomatic, and occa- sionally found more commonly in men. It is a rare condition in women and its clinical presentation is associated with infection or neoplasia. There are reports of peritonitis after spontaneous perforation of the diverticulum, however, its evolution to sepsis is rare Conclusion: Bladder diverticulum in women and evolving to sepsis without drilling is a rare condition, with few reports in the literature. Bladder Diverticulum and Sepsis CASE REPORT George Nilton Nunes Mendes 1,3 , Jessica Cosme da Silva 1 , Lucas Machado Gomes de Pinho Pessoa 1,3 , Jully Graziela Coelho Campos Couto 1 , Hermes Melo Teixeira Batista 2,3 , Marco Antônio Bezerra Rulim 1,3 , Haroldo Lucena Miranda Filho 3 , Tuíla Guanabara Souza Lucena 3 , Francisco Aurélio Lucchesi Sandrini 3 , Woneska Rodrigues Pinheiro 2 , Vitor Engracia Valenti 4 , Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra 2 , Luiz Carlos de Abreu 2 1 Faculty of Medicine Estácio of Juazeiro of North, Juazeiro do Norte/Ceará. 2 Laboratory Design and Scientific Writting. Department of Basic Sciences, ABC Faculty of Medicine, Santo André/São Paulo. 3 Regional Hospital of Cariri, Juazeiro do Norte/Ceará.l 4 Department os Speech and Hearing Pathology at FFC-UNESP/Marília, São Paulo. Contact information:  georgenunesmendes@globo.com  hermesmelo@oi.com.br Keywords Bladder diverticula, sepsis, infection.