Electro-Surgery of the Bladder Neck

EXPERIENCE WITH BLADDER NECK INCISION TO RELIEVE BLADDER OUTLET OBSTRUCTION VERSUS TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE IN SHIRAZ

TUR is cited as the treatment of choice for relief of bladder outflow tract obstruction in the male, but bladder neck incision (BNI) is an acceptable alternative when the gland is smalI.1,2,3 Sixty cases of BNIfTUR have been reviewed (BNI=35, TUR=25) from March, 1986 to April, 1988. BNI was done when the glands were less than 30 gr , and when there was no clinical suspicion of malignancy t...

Treatment of primary bladder neck obstruction in women with transurethral resection of the bladder neck.

PURPOSE We describe the presentation, clinical characteristics, treatment and followup of a series of women with primary bladder neck obstruction (PBNO). MATERIALS AND METHODS A patient data base was searched for women who underwent transurethral resection for bladder outlet obstruction diagnosed by videourodynamic study (VUDS) according to the Blaivas-Groutz nomogram for female bladder outle...

Clinical Electro-Surgery

Bladder neck contracture

Bladder neck contracture (BNC) is a well-described complication of the surgical treatment of benign and malignant prostate conditions. Nevertheless, etiologies of BNC development are highly dependent on the primary treatment modality undertaken with BNC also occurring after pelvic radiation. The treatment options for BNC can range from simple, office-based dilation procedures to more invasive, ...

a comparison of bladder neck preservation and bladder neck reconstruction for urinary incontinence after radical retropubic prostatectomy

background: prostate cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and will include about 30% of all malignancies in men.since the initial report of the anatomic radical prostatectomy, refinements in the surgical technique have been made. several studies showthat bladder neck preservation (bnp) during radical prostatectomy makes improve early return of urinary continence, erectile function o...