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Outcomes of urethral meatal preservation ventral urethroplasty for female urethral stricture: a series of cases

Abstract Objective: To present a series of cases with our initial experience and short-term outcomes of a modified vaginal mucosal flap urethroplasty. Methods: Patients diagnosed with urethral stricture and operated by the same operative technique between January 2012 and January 2018 were followed for...

Urethral leiomyoma: combined vaginal and abdominal approach - a case report

Abstract Introduction: leiomyomas are benign mesenchymal tumors of smooth muscle origin that can develop in various locations. Urethral leiomyomas are rare, with approximately only 120 cases reported in the literature. These tumors often occur in the third and fourth decades of life but are rare in meno...

Disfunción miccional en el adulto. Un artículo docente
Voiding dysfunction in the adult. A teaching article

Voiding dysfunction is defined as an abnormally slow and/or incomplete micturition, and can be divided in bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and detrusor underactivity (or hypocontractility). BOO is characterized by reduced urine flow rate and increased detrusor pressure, and can be of anatomical or functi...

Mejora de las variaciones en la ecografía vesical Evaluación del volumen de orina residual posmiccional en obstrucción moderada de la salida de la vejiga
Improving Variations in Bladder Ultrasound Assessment of Post-Void Residual Urine Volume in Moderate Bladder Outlet Obstruction

Prensa méd. argent; 106 (8), 2020
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the accuracy of post-void residual (PVR) urine volume measurements in patients with moderate bladder outlet obstruction. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted between January and December 2019. The inclusion criteria were male pat...

Detrusor underactivity versus bladder outlet obstruction clinical and urodynamic factors

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the lower urinary tract symptoms, classified by the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), urodynamic results (Watts Factor (WF), Bladder Contractility Index (BCI), and post void residual (PVR), in order to differentiate Detrusor Underactivity (DU) from Bladder Out...

A new surgical technique: transvesical prostate resection

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives: Surgical treatment is indicated in patients where medical therapy fails to prove beneficial or in patients who develop complications related with bladder outlet obstruction. In our study, we developed a new surgical technique which can be defined as Transvesical Resection of Prostat...

Correlation of tools for objective evaluation of infravesical obstruction of men with lower urinary tract symptoms

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose To identify how the most frequently used parameters in daily clinical practice diagnosing bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) due to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) correlate to each other. Materials and methods The study included 452 patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) ...

Safety and effectiveness evaluation of open reanastomosis for obliterative or recalcitrant anastomotic stricture after radical retropubic prostatectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate safety, efficacy and functional outcomes after open vesicourethral re - anastomosis using different approaches based on previous urinary continence. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study of patients treated from 2002 to 2017 due to vesicourethral anastomosis stricture...

Factores de riesgo de estenosis de cuello vesical asociada a prostatectomía radical por carcinoma prostático – experiencia en un único centro

Objetivo La estenosis de la anastomosis uretrovesical (EAU-V) afecta al 8,4% de pacientes intervenidos de prostatectomía radical retropúbica por cáncer. Nuestro propósito fue estudiar los factores de riesgo de estenosis de cuello vesical asociada a prostatectomía radical por carcinoma prostático ...

Oxidative stress in the bladder of men with LUTS undergoing open prostatectomy: a pilot study

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the link between preoperative parameters and oxidative stress (OS) markers in the bladder wall of men undergoing open prostatectomy. Materials and Methods: From July 2014 to August 2016, men aged ≥ 50 years and presenting with LUTS were prospectively ...