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To estimate the burden of illness associated with bladder pain in 5 European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.Patients with a diagnosis of bladder pain (ie, unpleasant sensation, pain, pressure, or discomfort related to the urinary bladder) were identified from data collected by the cross-sectional National Health and Wellness Survey performed in 2013. Propensity score...
To evaluate the impact of anticoagulant (AC) or antiplatelet (AP) therapy on the morbidity of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN).From 2011 to 2015, we retrospectively analyzed a prospectively maintained institutional review board–approved database of RAPN from 2 academic departments of urology. We evaluated the occurrence of overall complications and hemorrhagic complications (pseudoaneurysm,...
To evaluate the protective effects of melatonin (Mel) on an ethylene glycol (EG)-induced nephrolithiasis model in rats.Thirty-two Wistar albino rats were divided into 4 groups: control, EG, prevention Mel (Mel + EG + Mel), and therapeutic Mel (EG + Mel). EG (0.75%) was added to drinking water to create nephrolithiasis model. The EG group received EG and the Mel + EG + Mel group received both EG and...
Urologists rely heavily on indwelling ureteral stents to manage urinary tract obstruction secondary to calculi, malignancy, stricture, congenital anomalies, or edematous response to operative procedures (Borboroglu and Kane, 2000). The use of a ureteral stent is a temporary intervention and requires removal to prevent potential complications.However, patient noncompliance with follow-up may lead to...
To assess the relationship between individual nephrometry score (NS) constituents (RENAL) on perioperative outcomes and renal function of the surgical kidney in patients undergoing laparoscopic partial nephrectomy or robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy.Two hundred forty-five patients who underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy or robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy between 2005 and 2014 were...
To assess neurite sprouting and gene expression of neurotrophic factors, nerve markers, and apoptosis in the major pelvic ganglia (MPGs) of rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) as it relates to erectile function.Male rats were fed high-fat diet for 2 weeks followed by 2 low-dose injections of streptozotocin (20 mg/kg). In 3 groups (controls, 3-week, or 5-week T2DM), erectile function was measured...
We present a rare case of silent giant pheochromocytoma with leukemoid reaction that has not been reported before. The patient was a 61-year-old woman who complained of progressive weight loss for 3 months. Preoperatively the urine vanillylmandelic acid was 105.54 mg/24 hours. White blood cell count was 56.9 × 109/L. Abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography revealed a mass measuring 18 × 11 cm...
Urethral diverticular clear cell adenocarcinoma in a female patient is extremely rare. This tumor sometimes displays a characteristic image on magnetic resonance imaging, surrounding the urethra like the prostate does in men. We report a patient with this tumor who underwent cystourethrectomy and ileal conduit diversion. We think that imaging studies could be useful to make the appropriate diagnosis.
To report the incidence of urethral stricture and its management in patients with spinal cord injury treated with clean intermittent self-catheterization (CIC).The clinical records of 333 patients with spinal cord injury treated with CIC since 2001 were identified, and those who developed a urethral stricture during their follow-up, including their treatment and results achieved, were analyzed.The...
Primary renal Ewing sarcoma is extremely rare and carries a dismal prognosis. It is particularly diagnostically challenging due to its ability to mimic other round cell tumors. Herein we report such a case in a 28-year-old white female. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunophenotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analyses.
To evaluate our results of epispadias repair with a modified Cantwell-Ransley (MCR) technique.A retrospective Institutional Review Board-approved chart review of all patients who underwent an MCR epispadias repair was conducted between 1998 and 2015. Procedures were performed at birth or after the age of 8 months as part of the modern staged repair of exstrophy-epispadias complex (EEC) in patients...
To describe a technique combining the implantation of fiducials and a prostatic spacer (hyaluronic acid [HA]) to decrease the rectal toxicity after an image-guided external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with hypofractionation for prostate cancer and to assess the tolerance and the learning curve of the procedure.Thirty patients with prostate cancer at low or intermediate risk were included in a phase II...
To examine the relationship between health status and health service utilization (including conventional and complementary and alternative medicine [CAM]) accessed by women experiencing urinary incontinence (UI). Although a high number of younger women report symptoms of UI, such as leaking urine, only a small proportion seek help for these symptoms.The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health...
To examine the diagnostic value of pudendal somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) in pudendal nerve entrapment (PNE) neuropathy by stimulating the 2 sides separately after provocation by a standard sitting position. Routine pudendal SEPs performed in the supine position with bilateral simultaneous stimulation may fail to show the abnormality because the complaints of PNE appear or worsen in the sitting...
To determine whether, despite pharmacologic adrenergic receptor blockade, higher preoperative levels of catecholamines and metanephrines (adrenergic activity) are associated with increased intraoperative complications.Records of patients undergoing paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma (PGL-PCC) resection from January 1, 2000, to June 30, 2015, were reviewed for preoperative levels of adrenergic activity,...
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