Misalignment of the pulmonary veins with congenital alveolar capillary dysplasia, although rare, has been reported as a cause of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Reported cases have been mainly sporadic. Familial occurrence has been reported in only three instances. We present affected sibs with this condition. In addition to pulmonary abnormalities, urogenital abnormalities, i...

Purpose: We describe and assess a method of urethrolysis using a transvaginal suprameatal approach without lateral perforation of the urethropelvic ligament. Materials and Methods: Between March 1993 and December 1997,32 consecutive women 32 to 79 years old underwent suprameatal transvaginal urethrolysis at 2 institutions. In all cases anti-incontinence surgery was done previously, including a ...

PURPOSE We assessed the effect of terazosin (Hytrin(R)) on functional bladder outlet obstruction in women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Functional bladder outlet obstruction was defined as a maximum flow rate of less than 12 ml per second combined with a detrusor pressure at maximum flow rate of more than 20 cm H2O in pressure flow studies in the absence of neurological disorders or mechanical cause...

BACKGROUND Occasionally, difficulty with standard urethral catheterization is encountered. OBJECTIVE We conducted a pilot study to evaluate whether transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) showed the tip of a urethral catheter and whether TAUS-guided catheterization with transrectal pressure is successful in male patients in whom performing standard catheterization is difficult. METHODS The eligibl...

Transurethral resection is the most widely accepted treatment for obstruction of urinary outflow. The associated morbidity and mortality have led to a search for less invasive treatments. Expandable tubular stents of stainless steel mesh have been used successfully in patients with recurrent urethral strictures.' We assessed the safety and efficacy of these stents inserted into the prostatic ur...

?cases were practically identical, differing only in degree. The most marked case was that in the child dying youngest, but this was the one complicated by spina bifida. In all three there was marked hypertrophy of the bladder; the ureters were dilated and tortuous, and the kidneys hydronephrotic. In all of them a catheter was easily passed post mortem, and no evidence of a urethral valve or ot...

DESCRIPTION Urethral calculi could be either classified as either primary or secondary calculi based on their origin. Primary calculi form in the urethra, whereas secondary calculi have their origin elsewhere in the urinary tract. True primary calculi are rare and they mostly form in prostatic and membranous part of urethra. 3 Secondary urethral calculi most commonly form in the bladder. Bladde...

Aim: To compare internal optical urethrotomy with end-to-end urethroplasty in treatment of anterior urethral stricture (<1.5cm) terms recurrence. Study design: Cross-sectional Study. Place and duration study: Mayo hospital, department urology. June 2016 to July 2018 Methodology: Only 80 patients (40 individuals each class) were included the study nonprobability convenience sampling. Urethral...