BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Fossa navicularis strictures following radical prostatectomy are reported infrequently. We recently experienced a series of fossa strictures following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Fossa strictures are usually procedure-induced, arising from urethral trauma or infection; catheter size has not been reported as a factor. We describe herein our experi...

To explore the new catheter-special pants design and the application for patients with indwelling catheter after transurethral prostate resection, 156 patients after transurethral prostate resection were divided into two groups randomly: experimental group wearing newly designed pants and control group wearing normal pants after transurethral prostate resection; to compare the state of restless...

Case Report Urethral diverticulum occurs in approximately 0.5-6% of women. Stone formation occurs in 1.5-10% of women with urethral diverticulum. Primary (native) urethral calculi occur rarely. In this case, 47 year-old woman suffering from recurrent urinary infections for the last 2 years referred to our clinic. Physical examination was normal except for a solid mass, measuring 3x3 cm in size,...

A 31-year-old man was referred for further management of a urethral stricture. He was a victim of a traffic accident and his urethral injury was associated with a pelvic bone fracture. He had previously undergone a suprapubic cystostomy only owing to his unstable general condition at another hospital. After 3 months of urethral injury, direct urethral anastomosis was attempted, but the surgery ...

DESCRIPTION A 93-year-old man presented with gross haematuria for 1 month. The urine analysis showed numerous RBCs in microscopy. The renal function was normal and urine cytology revealed nothing. Tracing the patient’s history it was found that he had received radical prostatectomy 20 years ago, but he denied any other trauma or surgery history. An indwelling catheter followed by normal saline ...

AIM AND OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the presence of urinary retention in older patients with hip fracture and to describe what actions nurses performed to detect, prevent and treat urinary retention. BACKGROUND The incidence of urinary retention in patients with hip fracture is described as being as high as 82% before surgery and 56% after. Urinary retention is traditionall...

BACKGROUND There are two fundamental selections for the management of traumatic posterior urethral injury, delayed repair or early primary realignment. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the complications of primary realignment of posterior urethral disruption. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study was done at the Shohada-ye Ashayer University...

Insertion of a suprapubic catheter is one of the essential skills that all surgeons should master. It provides an alternative way to drain the bladder in cases where urethral catheterization is contraindicated or deemed difficult. It also has a role in elective cases where long-term drainage of the bladder is required. In this article, we discuss the MediPlus suprapubic catheter kit, which offe...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of neuronal nitric oxide synthase on the striated urethral sphincter and the urinary bladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS A coaxial catheter was implanted in the proximal urethra and another one in the bladder of female rats, which were anesthetized with subcutaneous injection of urethane. The urethral pressure with saline continuous infusion and bladder isovolumetr...

OBJECTIVE Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a common complication after spinal anesthesia. Ultrasound (US) is a simple, non-invasive method to estimate bladder volume before and after surgery. Primary aim of the present study was to investigate utility of bladder volume measured before and after surgery in prediction of POUR risk. Secondary aim was to investigate necessity of urethral c...