PURPOSE We describe various clinical presentations of urethral diverticulum, which may mimic other pelvic floor disorders and result in diagnostic delay. Management and outcome results are reported. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed retrospectively 46 consecutive cases of urethral diverticulum. Patient characteristics, history, clinical evaluation, management and long-term followup are report...

introduction: urinary obstructive disease is one of the most common disorders in urinary system. dilatation which is detected by sonography, is a key finding in obstruction in most of the cases, also could be found following surgery, lithotripsy and vesico–urethral reflux. radioistope diuretic washout renography is a useful method to differentiate mechanical and non mechanical obstruction. mate...

OBJECTIVES To determine the spectrum of pathophysiology underlying the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) persisting for > or = 6 months after brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS A database of men from two practice settings was searched for men who developed LUTS persisting for > or = 6 months after completing brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer. Patient...

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the importance of a) urethral and/or vagi-nal infections caused by common germs or Mycoplas-mas, Chlamydia, Candida; b) age of patients; c) pelvic floor disorders in the development of irritative urinary symptoms in women. METHODS: 77 consecutive abacteriuric symptomatic female patients were compared with 55 asymptomatic women. A detailed mictur...

objective(s): we aimed to study the effect of trimetazidine (tmz) on urethral wound repair. materials and methods: a total of 52 male rats were used; 8 groups were formed: 1-week and 3-week control (c1,c3), sham (s1, s3), oral (ot1, ot3), and intraurethral tmz (iut1, iut3) groups. serum and urine total antioxidant capacity (tac), total oxidant capacity (toc), and 8-hydroxy-deoxy-guanosine (8-oh...

Introduction: Our century has witnessed a significant increase in obesity, which its turn, bears several major risks management of systemic anesthesia. In this context, use treatment without general or regional anesthesia is critical importance for patients under group. 
 Aim: present study, it was aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety holmium laser lithotripsy (HLL) local obese male wi...

A rare case of anterior urethral valve in association with posterior urethral valuve is reported. Clinical findings are discussed, and the available literature will be briefly reviewed.

Penile ultrasound is commonly used in the diagnostic workup of a patient with erectile dysfunction (ED), but also plays an important role by providing an anatomic and functional vascular assessment in a multitude of other conditions including Peyronie’s disease, high-flow priapism, penile fracture, penile urethral strictures, urethral stones, or diverticulae, or masses involving deep tissues of...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of transurethral holmium laser cystolithotripsy (HLC) under local anaesthesia using a flexible cystoscope. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study was undertaken from January 2013 to June 2015. In all, 37 men with bladder calculi underwent HLC under local anaesthesia, preferably in a lithotomy position using a flexible cystoscope, fo...