When bladder function is permanently disorganized by syphilis of the central nervous system, measures may have to be taken for the relief of symptoms, elimination of residual urine, and prevention or eradication of urinary sepsis. In the past, there were no means by which these aims could be satisfactorily achieved. In recent years, the successful management of cord bladder by transurethral res...

to occur in up to 85% of patients [1] treated with radical hysterec tomy. Urinary symptoms include stress incontinence, sensory loss, bladder voiding dysfunction as hypotonic and hypertonic detrusor function [1]. These symptoms may affect the quality of life of patients surviving cervical cancer. Voiding disorders have been related to the damage of the hypogastric nerve and of the inferior hypo...

Underactive bladder (UAB) or detrusor underactivity (DU) is a common yet still poorly understood urological problem. In addition to true detrusor failure and neuropathy, the inhibitory effects of detrusor contraction by the striated urethral sphincter and the bladder neck through alpha-adrenergic activity may also play a role in the development of UAB or DU. Treatment of UAB or DU aims to reduc...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The mechanism by which clinical improvement occurs through pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) for genuine stress incontinence, detrusor instability, or mixed incontinence is not established. Videourodynamic assessment of the anatomical changes of the pelvic floor muscles has not been reported. This study investigated the anatomical change of bladder base descent as well ...

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED) are common problems in aging males worldwide. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of bladder neck nerve damage induced by partial bladder outlet obstruction (PBOO) on sensory innervation of the corpus cavernosum (CC) and CC smooth muscle (CCSM) using a rat model of PBOO induced by a partial ligation of the blad...

187 Abstract Underactive bladder (UAB) or detrusor underactivity (DU) is a common yet still poorly understood urological problem. In addition to true detrusor failure and neuropathy, the inhibitory effects of detrusor contraction by the striated urethral sphincter and the bladder neck through alpha-adrenergic activity may also play a role in the development of UAB or DU. Treatment of UAB or DU ...

BACKGROUND Retrograde ejaculation can have anatomical, neurogenic, or pharmacological causes. Among these factors, malformation of the prostatic urethra is an uncommon cause. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a 29-year-old Han Chinese man with absence of his verumontanum combined with ejaculatory duct cysts, and no other cause for ejaculatory dysfunction. His verumontanum was replaced by a deep g...