Bladder stones are frequently seen in elderly men and account for 5% of all urinary stones. They develop secondary to infravesical obstructions, such as prostatic hyperplasia and neurogenic bladder. A 56-year-old patient with frequent and painful urination, dysuria, and minor complaints of suprapubic pain was referred to our clinic. He was diagnosed with bladder stones by non-contrast abdominop...

REPLY: We would like to thank Wang et al. (3) for their interest in and comment on our article. Since the first report of ketamine cystitis by Shahani et al. (2) 10 years ago, the mechanism of this new urinary dysfunction is still a mystery. Ketamine is accumulated in urine, and urothelial ulceration is commonly observed in severe ketamine cystitis patients, which might be the major reason for ...

Aims of Study We previously reported that diuresis since before bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) has resulted in an increase in bladder mass and wall thickness resulting in an increase in contractile strength. This augmented contractile strength of bladder smooth muscle resulted in protection against the contractile dysfunction secondary to BOO. However, it has been still unclear that the effec...

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a heterogeneous syndrome which is usually characterized by urinary frequency, nocturia, and bladder pain. Several pathomechanisms have been proposed, including uroepithelial dysfunction, mast cell activation, neurogenic inflammation, autoimmunity, and occult urinary tract infections. It is possible that an inflammatory process alters regul...

UNLABELLED Severe spinal cord injury leads to neurogenic bladder dysfunction. We recently developed a multisystem neuroprosthetic training program that promotes plastic changes capable of restoring refined locomotion in rats with severe spinal cord injury. We investigated whether multisystem neuroprosthetic training would influence the development of posttraumatic bladder dysfunction. MATERIA...

Neurogenic bladder dysfunction due to spinal cord injury poses a significant threat to the well-being of patients. Incontinence, renal impairment, urinary tract infection, stones, and poor quality of life are some complications of this condition. The majority of patients will require management to ensure low pressure reservoir function of the bladder, complete emptying, and dryness. Management ...

Perhaps due to this perceived inevitability, men were warned of the risk of dry orgasms, and were expected to live with it (‘at least you won’t have to sleep on the wet patch’). Bladder neck incision has been accepted to have a much lower incidence of ejaculatory dysfunction, raising the paradox that one operation (bladder neck incision) had a lower rate of retrograde ejaculation than one that ...

PURPOSE We describe the pathophysiology, differential diagnosis and urodynamic findings in patients with a large capacity bladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective, observational study of 100 consecutive patients with voiding dysfunction and a cystometric bladder capacity of greater than 700 ml. Clinical data, cystometric bladder capacity and other urodynamic findings were evalu...