98 Ceylon Medical Journal A 84-year old white man presented with haematuria, intermittent bleeding per urethra and poor urine stream. Cystourethroscopy revealed a wide based nodular tumour in the bulbar urethra. He had bilateral enlarged inguinal lymph nodes and penoscrotal lymphoedema with multiple scrotal skin nodules (Figure). There was no other clinical or radiological evidence of distant m...

Leiomyoma of the female urethra is a rare condition and there have been only 35-40 reported cases in literature. We report a 20-year-old woman who had referred with a painless mass in her vaginal vestibule, dysparonia dysuria and previouse history of urine retention for two times. After clinical examination, imaging studies (US, MRI) and cystoscopy a mass in urethra protruding to vagina and bla...

A singular case of female accessory urethra associated to a mobile bladder stone with an unusual clinical presentation is reported. The role of perineal ultrasound is emphasized as a useful diagnostic tool to study female urethra in a static and dynamic setting, including cases of partial or complete urethral duplication.

We report a case of fracture of the penis. Emergency operation revealed total rupture of the urethra. The ruptures of the tunica albuginea as well as the urethra were sutured, and convalescence was uneventful. A slight urethral stricture without practical significance was demonstrated during followup. In cases of fracture of the penis with suspected urethral damage we advise urethrography follo...

A 37-year-old mentally retarded male patient complained of voiding difficulties. Physical examination revealed a foreign body in the urethra. The foreign body was found to be nail clippers and was removed with open surgery. This case of self-inserted nail clippers in the urethra by the patient is the first published report to our knowledge.

To cite: Prakash J, Sharma P, Sankhwar S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200805 DESCRIPTION A 38-year-old man with a background history of thin stream void and dysuria for the last 2 years, presented with an acute urinary retention of 2 days. Physical examination revealed a tender and hard mass in the scrotum and a fistulous track near ...

BACKGROUND To describe a new type of incision of the vagina during transobturator sling procedure and to evaluate by ultrasound the tape position at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. We conducted a prospective study including 51 patients with urinary stress incontinence who underwent sling procedure using the transversal vaginal incision. Tape position was evaluated by ultrasound at 3, 6 and 12...

My contribution to this discussion is concerned with obstructions in the anterior urethra: they are not very common, but because we are so often concerned with congenital obstructions of the posterior urethra and of the bladder neck there is a tendency to overlook anything between the external meatus and the external sphincter. I shall not comment on meatal stenosis which is well known to us al...

The purpose of this study is to characterize the re-epithelialization of wound healing in canine prostatic urethra and to evaluate the effect of this re-epithelialization way after two-micron laser resection of the prostate (TmLRP). TmLRP and partial bladder neck mucosa were performed in 15 healthy adult male crossbred canines. Wound specimens were harvested at 3 days, and 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks ...