The association between metabolic syndrome and lower urinary tract symptoms has been attracting enormous interest and attention. This enthusiasm is based on the presence of many common risk factors being involved in both metabolic syndrome and lower urinary tract symptoms, as shown by various epidemiological studies. Metabolic syndrome and lower urinary tract symptoms have many pathophysiologic...

Bladder perforation during laparoscopy is a recognized, uncommon complication. We present two cases of bladder perforation during laparoscopic gynecologic operations that were detected by gaseous distention of the urinary bag. Bladder perforation occurred through laparoscopic division of adhesion. One bladder perforation was repaired laparoscopically, and the other case was repaired by laparoto...

Body temperature of patients in critical care units can be monitored with a variety of devices and at a variety of body sites. In recent years, monitoring of urinary bladder temperature has become more common. Temperature-sensing indwelling urinary catheters allow continuous drainage of urine and continuous measurement of body temperature. This article provides a comprehensive and critical revi...

BACKGROUND Normal physiological voiding, as well as generation of abnormal bladder contractions in the diseased state, is critically dependent on acetylcholine-induced stimulation of contractile muscarinic receptors on the detrusor muscle of the urinary bladder. This study investigated the effect of pelvic nerve neurectomy and estrogen treatment on the M2 muscarinic receptors of urinary bladder...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Adenocarcinomas represent less than 2 percent of all urothelial neoplasms. Hepatoid adenocarcinoma is rare in the urinary bladder. Pathological diagnosis is based on a combination of histological features resembling hepatocellular carcinoma and positive immunostaining for α-fetoprotein. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the urinary bla...

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 ...

Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder associated with bladder cancer is very rare. Its signs and symptoms are those of peritonitis, and thus non-specific, possibly causing diagnostic confusion. A 69-year-old man with a history of macrohematuria and possible neurogenic bladder presented with signs of peritonitis. Laparotomy revealed bladder rupture associated with squamous cell carcinoma of...

We hypothesized that cyclophosphamide- (CYP-) induced cystitis results in oxidative stress and contributes to urinary bladder dysfunction. We determined (1) the expression of oxidative stress markers 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), reactive oxygen species (ROS)/reactive nitrogen species (RNS), inflammatory modulators, neuropeptides calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance P (Sub P), and adenos...