objective: this study evaluated  the efficacy and safety of  the bulbourethral sling in male urinary incontinence. materials and methods: this case series was conducted in   imam khomeini hospital-tehran , between april 2001 to december 2006. bulbourethral sling was implanted in 7  patients with stress urinary incontinence after prostate surgery. the patients were monitored and evaluated in a p...

Aims of Study The male perineal sling is a relatively new procedure for post prostatectomy incontinence that can be performed entirely through a perineal incision on an outpatient basis. Short-term results have been encouraging with 70% of patients becoming dry and another 10% showing improvement. (1) No urinary retention has been encountered. As with other sling procedures, the exact mechanism...

UNLABELLED Bulbourethral transobturator sling data from other investigators report a success rate from 53% to 85%. Since the degree of sling tension and its adjustment seems to be important for achieving complete urinary continence we present results on the first consecutive 12 patients, with mild post prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence--defined as--less than 500 ml, who underwent a new ...

Introduction: Post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence (PPI) is a serious complication that affects patients’ quality of life. There is no pharmacological treatment approved for male stres urinary incontinence. The artificial urinary sphincter is the current ‘gold standard’ for the surgical treatment of incontinence after PPI. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the efficien...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new adjustable bulbourethral sling (Argus, Promedon SA, Cordoba, Argentina) in the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after prostate surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 48 patients with SUI because of prostatic surgery for prostate cancer (39) or benign prostatic hyperplasia (nine) had a new sling implanted in a multicentre...

Salivary mucins MG1 and MG2 have been found in the oral cavity where they perform several functions such as the formation of the mucous layer covering the oral mucosa and teeth. Recent studies have demonstrated their presence in other organs and tissues. The aim of this study was to determine their expression in human bulbourethral (Cowper's) glands. Normal bulbourethral glands were obtained at...

The purpose of the study was to present some anatomy imaging characteristics of prostate gland and bulbourethral glands of domestic rabbits and to evaluate the consistency of information for depicting the normal morphological topography of studied organs. Ten clinically healthy, sexually mature male New Zealand White rabbits at the age of 8 months, weighing 2.8–3.2 kg were examined by ultrasono...