voluntary loss of urine that occurs due to increased intra-abdominal pressure and without detrusor contraction. Many investigators have attempted to classify SUI, and the classification of Blaivas et al (1), based on the descent of the bladder neck revealed by cystography, has been widely accepted because it provides useful information for determining the treatment modality. According to this c...

Urinary incontinence of the severity encountered in spina bifida and bladder exstrophy can deal a shattering blow to the fragile self esteem of children and young people. Patients stigmatised by incontinence in childhood are often underachievers at school and denied employment opportunities as young adults. Treatment is aimed at creating the degree of continence required to enable them to fulfi...

Pelvic lipomatosis is a rare benign disease, associated with overgrowth of fat in the perivesical and perirectal area. It is of unknown etiology. We describe a 45-year-old male with pelvic lipomatosis causing bladder storage dysfunction symptoms and pelvic pain that affected his quality of life. Surgical excision of the pelvic mass with bladder preservation was performed. After surgery, the pat...

INTRODUCTION Bladder diverticulum is a result of bladder mucosa and submucosa herniation through the muscularis propria of bladder wall. Bladder diverticula are mostly seen in the elderly men in association with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). CASE PRESENTATION A 74-year-old man presented with complaints of vague epigastric discomfort, dyspepsia, and mild lower urinary tract symptoms. An ...

The distribution and density of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-immunoreactive nerves in the cat urinary bladder and proximal urethra were similar to those of glyoxylic acid fluorescent nerves. Both TH-immunoreactive and fluorescent nerve fibres markedly decreased after 6-hydroxydopamine treatment. Hence, immuno-electron histochemistry of TH was employed to investigate adrenergic termination to the m...

OBJETIVES Radical cystectomy is the standard treatment for localised muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). We offer a bladder-sparing treatment with TURB +/- Chemotherapy+Radiotherapy to selected patients as an alternative. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyze, retrospectively, 30 patients diagnosed with MIBC from March 1991 to October 2010. The mean age was 62.7 years (51-74). All patients were ...

INTRODUCTION Postprostatectomy incontinence significantly impairs quality of life. Although bladder neck intussusception has been reported to accelerate urinary recovery after open radical retropubic prostatectomy, its adaption to robotic surgery has not been assessed. Accordingly, we describe our technique and compare outcomes between men treated with and without bladder neck intussusception d...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the outcome of bipolar energy by using PlasmaKinetic(TM) cystoscope instruments in the treatment of urethral stricture and bladder neck contracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-two male patients with urethral stricture and five with bladder neck contracture were treated by endoscopic bipolar vaporization. The most common etiology for stricture formation was iatrogenic ...

A bladder neck obstruction was suspected after ultrasound investigation at 16 weeks' gestation. Evaluation of protein content in the amniotic fluid, fetal ascites, and fluid from the overdistended bladder supported the diagnosis. Bladder outflow obstruction in the second trimester of pregnancy was not associated with raised alphafetoprotein levels in the amniotic fluid and maternal serum.