Pediatric patients, especially the youngest, have objective difficulties in explaining the source and characteristics of their physical discomfort. This is even more important in bladder conditions, which are sometimes characterized by hematuria in absence of other symptoms or pain. Thus, it is crucial for the physician to have a clear view of all possible problems affecting children; moreover,...

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common and chronic condition that impacts patients' daily activities and quality of life. Pharmaco-therapy for OAB is a mainstay of treatment. Antimuscarinics and β3-adrenoceptor agonists are the two major classes of oral pharmacotherapy and have similar efficacy for treating the symptoms of OAB. Owing to the chronic nature of OAB, long-term use of medication is es...

Construction of the urinary bladder de novo using tissue engineering technologies is the "holy grail" of reconstructive urology. The search for the ideal biomaterial for urinary bladder reconstruction has been ongoing for decades. One of the most promising biomaterials for this purpose seems to be bladder acellular matrix (BAM). In this review we determine the most important factors, which may ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of bladder volume (BV) measurement and to identify factors that influenced the ultrasound bladder scanner (UBS) measurement of BV in postpartum women compared with transurethral catheterization. MATERIALS, METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 190 paired measurements were performed on 190 women aged between 16 and 47 years. Majority of the women (36.9%) were in th...

Since differential expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been found to be highly associated with several types of cancer, the goal of the present study was to identify an miRNA fingerprint as a non‑invasive diagnostic tool to detect urinary bladder cancer using the easily accessible samples of whole blood and urine. Blood and urine samples from 4 controls and from patients suffering from superfi...

Catheter knotting is a rare complication of bladder catheterisation. Retention of catheter parts resulting in calculus formation is even rarer. We report a case of a vesical calculus formed over a broken and retained supra-pubic catheter which to the best of our knowledge has yet to be reported, along with three other cases of bladder catheter knotting.

on the 25th September, 1907. He had suffered for the previous three months from symptoms of serious bladder trouble?difficulty in micturition, pain, weight and fulness in the perinseum with alkalinity of the urine and some cystitis. Examination by the rectum and the introduction of a catheter confirmed the diagnosis of enlargement of the prostate. On the 27th September suprapubic cystotomy was ...

N Engl J Med 2004;350:786-99. Copyright © 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society. veractive bladder is a symptom complex that includes urinary urgency with or without urge incontinence, urinary frequency (voiding eight or more times in a 24-hour period), and nocturia (awakening two or more times at night to void). 1-3 The International Continence Society classifies overactive bladder as a syndrome ...

Gall bladder motor function is impaired in some patients with diabetes. It has been suggested that the abnormalities of gall bladder motility are confined to those patients with autonomic neuropathy. Erythromycin, a motilin receptor agonist, causes gall bladder contraction in both normal subjects and patients with gall stones with impaired gall bladder emptying. The effect of erythromycin on ga...

To investigate the clinical effect of transparent hose in treatment benign prostatic hyperplasia with bladder stones by transurethral resection prostate. A total 130 patients calculi were selected and divided into experimental group control 65 cases each group. Both groups treated The was for prostate cystoscopy. operation postoperative related indexes two compared analyzed. time, blood loss, s...