We describe our experience in using a new endoscopic technique for suspending the bladder neck and urethra in 16 patients with stress incontinence. The procedure was started by dissecting the retropubic space, first with a sound and then with a Foley catheter before passing an absorbable suture from the abdominal fascia to the bladder neck using an elbowed needle introduced into the bladder thr...

INTRODUCTION We evaluated the success rate of continent vesicostomy using an ileal segment with seroserosally embedded, tapered ileum for bladder augmentation with continent stoma following bladder neck closure (BNC) for severely damaged bladders or persistent urinary incontinence. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 15 patients were treated for persistent urinary incontinence or non-reconstructi...

Bladder neck hypermobility is widely regarded to be associated with the occurrence of stress urinary incontinence. Several techniques have been proposed to quantify bladder neck mobility: Q-tip test, lateral cysturethrography, introital, rectal, vaginal and perineal ultrasound. Perineal ultrasound allows the dynamic evaluation of the bladder neck. It was shown that the bladder neck position can...

The most common cause of bladder reconstruction is radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer. Currently, bowel segments remains, the most widely used in reconstruction of urinary tract. Using of bowel as a "material" for bladder reconstruction is associated with numerous complications. Tissue engineering methods provide opportunities to construct bladder tissue in vitro from autologous cel...

The development of urethral stricture (US) or bladder neck contracture is a relatively uncommon but well described condition observed primarily in men. Despite familiarity with US disease, management remains challenging for urologists. Risk factors for the development of USs or bladder neck contracture include primary treatment modality, tobacco smoking, coronary artery disease and poorly contr...

BACKGROUND In this study, we compared the differences in dynamic changes of the bladder neck between women with and without urodynamic stress incontinence by computer-aided vector-based perineal ultrasound. METHODS The function and morphology of the lower urinary tract were assessed in 48 women with or without urodynamic stress incontinence by urodynamic study and computer-aided vector-based ...

OBJECTIVE To observe the effects of electroacupuncture treatment on nitrergic neurotransmitter in bladder neck and detrusor of rats with unstable bladder. METHODS Rat models of unstable bladder were established by operation to induce urethral obstruction. Electroacupuncture treatment was given by acupuncturing Huiyang and Zhonglushu points for a week. Then the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (...

You have accessJournal of UrologyTrauma/Reconstruction/Diversion: Urethral Reconstruction (including Stricture, Diverticulum) I (MP03)1 Sep 2021MP03-20 OUTCOMES OF DIRECT VISUAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY WITH MITOMYCIN-C (DVIU-MMC) IN BLADDER NECK CONTRACTURE (BNC) AND VESICOURETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS STRICTURE (VUAS) FOLLOWING PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT Emily C. Hacker, Avinash Maganty, Maria M. Pere, and...