BACKGROUND Robotic prostatectomy techniques are evolving rapidly as the procedure gains popularity and continues to be compared to the gold standard of open retropubic radical prostatectomy. Our objective is to report the operative technique and outcomes of 700 consecutive robotic radical prostatectomies performed by a single surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center between May 2007 and October 20...

OBJECTIVES In select female patients, bladder reconstruction following cystectomy will provide a better quality of life and self-image. We reviewed our results with ileocolonic orthotopic neobladders in female patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder cancer. Impact of pathologic stage on disease outcome, urinary continence results and surgical technique are described. Because of the relative ...

Introduction and aim of study The bladder-Exstrophy-Epispadias (BEEC) complex is a spectrum congenital malformations with many variations. A never operated political refugee BEEC was referred to our center for management upon arrival in Europe. Our report the technique outcomes on adult, highlighting importance transitional urologic care adult patients. Materials methods 27-year old female pati...

PURPOSE Bladder neck contracture (BNC) is a well-recognized complication following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for treatment of localized prostate cancer with a reported incidence of up to 1.4%. In this series, we report our institutional experience and management results. METHODS A prospectively collected database of patients who underwent RARP by a single surgeon from 2006 t...

The pharmacologic response of bladder muscle strip of albino rabbits was studied in vitro. The effect of cholinergic and adrenergic agents and their antagonists were demonstrated with a log dose-response curve. Cholinergic receptors were abundant in detrusor muscle. While the excitory alpha adrenergic receptors existed in bladder neck, the inhibitory beta adrenergic receptors were predominant i...

Stricture of the proximal urethra following treatment for prostate cancer occurs in an estimated 1-8% of patients. Following prostatectomy, urethral reconstruction is feasible in many patients. However, in those patients with prior radiation therapy (RT), failed reconstruction, refractory incontinence or multiple comorbidities, reconstruction may not be feasible. The purpose of this article is ...

Severe urinary retention is not a common condition, but may occur following some pelvic surgeries or other medical conditions. Electrical stimulation of the bladder has been examined as a means of managing this difficult problem. We conducted preliminary investigations in cats to prove the hypothesis that pelvic-plexus (bladder-neck) stimulation would produce greater micturition response with r...

Introduction: Smoking is an important risky factor to many diseases, affecting arterial system, skin and urogenital system, including bladder neck stenosis. Its effect on bladder neck has not been described. Objective: Evaluate possible morphological changes caused by nicotine in the bladder neck. Material and Method: Fragments of bladder neck of 16 patients were submitted to stereological anal...

Looking for bladder exstrophy as a diagnosis, we found 356 cases in our database, which makes us one of the biggest centers of exstrophy-epispadias complex treatment in the world. Some patients are treated at our institution from the beginning while others are coming for further treatment after primary bladder exstrophy closure or because of complications and poor results of surgery performed a...

This study is an attempt to develop a technique by which complete hemostasis can be achieved on table by giving traction to the Foley's catheter thereby compressing the venous plexus and the avulsed prostatic arteries at the bladder neck by the inflated balloon. A total of 170 cases of BPH were operated by Freyer's Suprapubic Trans-vesicle prostatectomy. In the technique, bladder mucosa is repo...