To determine whether Escherichia coli in or near the urethra caused symptoms of abacterial cystitis, the results of serial cultures from the vaginal introitus of 92 patients with recurrent cystitis were compared with symptoms at clinic visits when they were abacteriuric. Similar comparisons were made in 15 of these patients using cultures from the external urethral meatus and proximal urethra. ...

Spontaneous discharge of fluid from the urethral meatus, usually most noticeable after holding urine overnight and often accompanied by burning discomfort during urination (dysuria), strongly indicates a sexually acquired urethral infection. Symptomatic gonorrhoea usually develops within a few days of exposure. Chlamydial infections take slightly longer. Mild infections may cause urethral disco...

Prostate cancer involving the anterior urethra is rare with few cases describing isolated recurrence to the anterior urethra. This case describes a patient with a history of metastatic prostate cancer who subsequently developed advanced prostate cancer involving the entire urethra with extension from the prostatic urethra to the urethral meatus. This will help future healthcare providers recogn...

Hypospadias results from abnormal development of the penis that leaves the urethral meatus proximal to its normal glanular position. Meatal position may be located anywhere along the penile shaft, but more severe forms of hypospadias may have a urethral meatus located at the scrotum or perineum. The spectrum of abnormalities may also include ventral curvature of the penis, a dorsally redundant ...

Background: MS is one of the common urological problems that acquired and faced by urologists as well pediatric surgeons. Symptomatic boys are offered meatoplasty or meatotomy a procedure daycare under influence any anesthesia for treatment meatal stenosis. However, there scarcity literature on outcome these surgical procedures in Pakistan. Objective: To determine short-term Outcome urethral st...

A 35-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) for acute urinary retention and penile pain for 4 hours. The patient denied any significant medical history or history of trauma. Physical exam revealed testicles that were nontender, without masses. However, a tender mass was felt at the distal end of the penis, adjacent to the urethral meatus. Placement of a Foley catheter resulted ...

Aim: This study aims to characterize the clinical manifestations, location of obstruction, and surgical intervention results individuals with obstructive urethral stones. Study design: A single-center Place Duration: IKD Peshawar, Departboyst Urology, from January 1, 2020, 2021. Methods: 124 stones were treated at Peshawar. 4 14-year-old patients Obstructive surgically by removing stone externa...

OBJECTIVE To describe the sonographic visualization of fetal micturition and its role in the diagnosis of posterior urethral valves and hypospadias. METHODS This was a prospective study of 25 male fetuses (21 with bilateral pyelectasis, one whose bladder was being studied because of ureterocele and three with hypospadias), and five female fetuses (with bilateral pyelectasis). A midline sagitt...

Urethral caruncles are the most common benign tumors in the female urethra, and are usually found in the posterior lip of the urethral meatus of post-menopausal women. It is very rare in young girls. Its etiology is unknown. We add a case of urethral caruncle occurring in a 2 year and 5 month-old girl's mid-urethra. We believe that further accumulation of unusual cases may be helpful in discove...