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Minimally invasive treatment of vesicourethral leak after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to describe our experience with a minimally invasive approach for persistent vesicourethral anastomotic leak (PVAL) after Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (LRP). Methods: from 2004 to 2011, two surgeons performed LRP in 620 patients. Ten patients had PVAL, with initially indicate...

Evaluación de efectividad y seguridad comparativas del mesna para la prevención de cistitis hemorrágica, en pacientes con cáncer sometidos a quimioterapia con oxazofosfamidas
Evaluation of comparative effectiveness and safety of mesna for the prevention of hemorrhagic cystitis in patients with cancer undergoing oxazophosphamide chemotherapy

Introducción: la cistitis hemorrágica es una complicación frecuente en pacientes con cáncer sometidos a quimioterapia con ciclofosfamida o isofosfamida. Entre las opciones para prevenir esta complicación está el mesna. Esta evaluación de tecnología se desarrolló para informar la toma de decision...

Renal capsule for augmentation cystoplasty in canine model: a favorable biomaterial?

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate effectiveness of canine renal capsule for augmentation cystoplasty. Materials and Methods: Ten adult dogs participated in this study. After induction of anesthesia each animal underwent bed side urodynamic study, bladder capacity and bladder pressure was recorded. Then via...

"Total reconstruction" of the urethrovesical anastomosis contributes to early urinary continence in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To demonstrate the effect of total reconstruction technique on postoperative urinary continence after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). Material and Methods: LRP was performed using a standard urethrovesical anastomosis in 79 consecutive patients (Group-A) from June 2011 to Oc...

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: surgical, functional, and quality-of-life outcomes upon extended follow-up

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the long-term surgical, functional, and quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes after Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) in patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed recorded data on patients w...

Ruptura espontánea de la vejiga: Reporte de un caso

Rev. colomb. cancerol; 20 (2), 2016
La ruptura espontánea de la vejiga se considera una urgencia urológica que requiere un alto índice de sospecha para realizar el diagnóstico y su tratamiento puede llegar a tener gran complejidad. Se reporta un caso de una paciente de 54 años, con antecedente de cáncer de cuello uterino tratado con ...

Bladder carcinogenesis in rats subjected to ureterosigmoidostomy and treated with L-lysine

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effect of L-lysine in the bladder and intestinal epithelia in rats submitted to vesicosigmoidostomy. Methods: we divided forty Wistar rats into four groups: group I - control group (Sham); group II - submitted to vesicosigmoidostomy and treated with L-lysine 150mg/k...

Complications after bladder augmentation in children

Acta cir. bras; 31 (supl.1), 2016
PURPOSE : Bladder augmentation is an effective surgical procedure for increasing bladder capacity and reducing pressure on the urinary system. It is indicated for patients with anomalies such as spina bifida, myelomeningocele, urethral valve and bladder exstrophy, who progress with low tolerance of medic...

Cistitis eosinofílica en niños: un reporte de caso

Med. U.P.B; 32 (2), 2013
La cistitis eosinofílica es una entidad poco común que se caracteriza por la inflamación con infiltrado eosinofílico de la pared vesical. No es muy frecuente en la edad pediátrica con mínimos reportes de casos en la literatura. Presentamos un caso de un paciente de 24 meses, a quien se le diagnosti...

Estandarización y control de calidad en los estudios urodinámicos
Standardization and quality control in urodynamic studies

The main purpose of urodynamic studies is to reproduce the patient’s symptoms and correlate them with the findings in the examination, so that we can answer the specific question that motivated it. Its success depends on a careful tuning of equipment and strict quality control over each of the procedur...