The use of bovine amnion in the urinary tract for reconstructive purposes following ablative surgery in cases of trauma, cancer or infection is now a common practice in urological surgery. To evaluate urinary bladder reconstruction with bovine amniotic membrane (BAM), ten healthy mongrel dogs of either sex weighing 10-40 kg were used. The animals were randomly divided into two groups of fi...

Although endometriosis is a common disease in women of reproductive age, urinary system endometriosis is an exceedingly rare disease that may cause important clinical problems. In this paper we discussed a 42-year-old woman who had urinary bladder endometriosis misdiagnosed as urinary bladder tumor in imaging modalities. The diagnosis of endometriosis was made by histopathological examination o...

we present a rare case with history of neurological symptoms due to multiple brain metastases and no urological symptoms. during patient evaluation for primary tumor, transitional cell carcinoma (tcc) of left renal pelvis was found. the patient underwent gamma knife stereotactic radio-surgery for the metastatic brain lesions. radical nephroureterectomy was performed, and a 4-cycle course of pac...

recurrent spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder has rarely been reported in english articles. this condition may be difficult to diagnosis before a laparotomy due to acute peritonitis. herein we describe a case of recurrent spontaneous rupture of the bladder in a 39-year-old woman with human t-lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) -associated myelopathy/topical spastic paraparesis (ham/tsp).

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 charact...

the use of bovine amnion in the urinary tract for reconstructive purposes following ablative surgery in cases of trauma, cancer or infection is now a common practice in urological surgery. to evaluate urinary bladder reconstruction with bovine amniotic membrane (bam), ten healthy mongrel dogs of either sex weighing 10-40 kg were used. the animals were randomly divided into two groups of five an...

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 ul...

background: this study compared the early success, complication and patient satisfaction rates of modified extraperitoneal radical cystectomy (mainz ii urinary diversion) with standard intraperitoneal radical cystectomy (continent ileocecal urinary diversion) in a group of patients with muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder. methods: from september 2009 until november 2013...