primary ureteral neoplasms are very rare and its prevalence is less than 1% of all genitourinary neoplasms. we report a symptomatic giant ureteral fibro epithelial polyp in adult women presenting as a bladder mass which was resected ureteroscopically and reported at the first time from iran. cystoscopy is growing use in the treatment of urinary tract lesions cystoscopy can be used in large lesi...

introduction here we report an unusual case of massive stone formation in augmented urinary bladder. case presentation a 25-year-old man presented with recurrent urinary tract infection ten years after augmentation cystoplasty after a complex pelvic fracture urethral distraction defect. on evaluation by ultrasonography, x-ray, and computed tomography of abdomen showed large burden of stones in ...

abstract   synchronous upper urinary tract tumor and superficial bladder tumor are uncommon. this is a report of a 62- year- old man presented with episode of painless gross hematuria and flank pain. we worked him up and found a left renal mass and bladder lesion. he underwent nephrectomy and tur-bt, and the pathology report of both showed a high grade urothelial transitional cell carcinoma. th...

background: prostate cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and will include about 30% of all malignancies in men.since the initial report of the anatomic radical prostatectomy, refinements in the surgical technique have been made. several studies showthat bladder neck preservation (bnp) during radical prostatectomy makes improve early return of urinary continence, erectile function o...

genitourinary tuberculosis (gutb) is difficult to diagnose in the earlier stage owing to the non-specific symptoms. usually, renal tuberculous involvement is unilateral and the imaging finding is renal calcification, but associated calcifications of bilateral ureter and bladder are rare. we report a 66-year-old man who presented with diffuse calcification of the urinary system (including bilate...

objective(s):green tea (gt) is one of the most popular beverages worldwide whose beneficial effects on health have been demonstrated. recent studies suggest that gt may contribute to reduction of cancer risk and progression. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of whole gt on urinary bladder chemical carcinogenesis in male and female icr mice. materials and methods: the gt characte...

gross hematuria or macroscopic hematuria is a high risk urologic condition that might occur in different settings. in the case of continued gross hematuria, blood clot size may grow and lead to complete obstruction of urinary outflow. placement of three-way catheter, continuous bladder irrigation with normal saline, and cystoscopy are conventional treatments. here we introduce a case with urina...

background: the gold standard for detection of bladder cancer is cystoscopy, which is an invasive and complicated procedure. our study was conducted to find a tumor marker with high specificity, sensitivity, and accuracy for the diagnosis of bladder cancer. methods: serum samples were collected from 58 bladder cancer patients and 60 healthy control subjects. levels of lipid-bound sialic acid (l...