Bladder leiomyomas are benign mesenchymal neoplasms and very rare urinary tumours that represent <0.5% of all bladder tumours, with only 250 cases reported worldwide to date [1,2]. Patients with bladder leiomyomas can be asymptomatic, but the majority present with obstructive symptoms (49%), irritative symptoms (38%) and hematuria (11%) [3,4]. The importance of recognizing their characteristic ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was a prospective assessment of patient-reported side effects in an open-label study after intradetrusor botulinum toxin injections for idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB). PATIENTS AND METHODS Botulinum toxin A injection was performed in 56 patients with idiopathic OAB. Patients were followed up for 6 months concerning side effects and patients' satisfaction. ...

Urethral stones can become impacted in the posterior urethra, typically presenting with varying degrees of acute urinary retention and lower urinary tract symptoms. These are traditionally treated in the inpatient setting, with external urethrotomy or endoscopic push-back of the calculus into the urinary bladder followed by cystolitholapaxy or cystolithotripsy. However, these methods are invasi...

Ipratropium bromide is a muscarinic receptor antagonist used worldwide for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute asthma. It is considered a safe drug. Most common anticholinergic adverse effects are dry mouth, constipation and urinary retention. Cardiac and respiratory disorders are considered rare. We report a case of acute coronary syndrome secondary to its use....

Postoperative urinary retention is a common complication after major orthopedic procedures of the lower limb. In total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty, the incidence ranges from 7% to 84%. In this study, the incidence and risk factors for postoperative urinary retention were described in a cohort of 376 men undergoing total hip arthroplasty. Postoperative urinary retention was defi...

Since the first reports by Wang and Behar and others the use of epidu-ral and intrathecal opiates for pain relief has become widely accepted. The most common and distressing complication of this mode of anal-gesia is acute urinary retention, which occurs in 3%' to 100%'o2 of patients. We studied the postoperative urinary complications in a group of patients who underwent elective caesarean sect...