Cystoscopic and histologic evidence of polypoid cystitis was recorded in 20 hospitalized patients with indwelling urethral catheters followed by cystoscopy, biopsies and repeated urine samples before and after catheter removal. The majority of the lesions were located in the posterior wall or dome. The lesions disappeared after removal of the catheter in 13 of the 15 patients followed for up to...

We report on the case of a frustrated 90-year-old gentleman who was seen in the Accident and Emergency department for the third time in four days with failure of his long-term urethral catheter. He reported that the catheter simply "fell out" with the balloon deflated. On each occasion previously, the catheter had been reinserted in A&E and the patient discharged home. These repeated visits to ...

BACKGROUND In the case of buccal mucosa graft (BMG) urethroplasty for penile urethral strictures (PUS), it is supposed that the ventral onlay (VO) would not assure sufficient nutritional and mechanical support. Because VO requires only one ventral incision of the stenotic urethral segment and does not affect the urethral vasculature, we have design a prospective study related to this issue. M...

Atom A Ter–Grigorian wrote an interesting review about urogenital disorders after pelvic ring injuries. This paper gives a good overview about many aspects of this problem. Though it is not extremely frequent [1], every urologist should have detailled knowledge about the treatment for all these cases. The damage of the pelvic organs is often associated with the disturbance of integrity of the p...

Intravascular catheters and urinary catheters are the 2 most commonly inserted medical devices in the United States, and they are likewise the two most common causes of nosocomially acquired bloodstream infection. Biofilm formation on the surfaces of indwelling catheters is central to the pathogenesis of infection of both types of catheters. The cornerstone to any preventive strategy of intrava...

Medical devices often are overlooked as a potential cause of pressure ulcers. Indwelling urinary catheters have been described as a cause of urethral erosion. In men, the resultant partial-thickness or full-thickness wound can involve a small area of the glans penis or cleave the glans or penile shaft, requiring reconstructive surgery or urinary diversion. During a 3-month period, four elderly...