BACKGROUND Retrograde urethrogram and voiding cystourethrogram are used to define length and location of urethral stricture prior to surgery. We used a single dose of silodosin prior to VCUG to relax the bladder neck and achieve visualization of posterior urethra. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of silodosin in visualization of posterior urethra during VCUG, and to compare the findings wi...

Genitourinary structures are at risk of injury during colorectal surgery. The incidence of injury is low; however, the risk is higher in cases involving severe inflammatory or infectious processes, locally advanced or recurrent cancer, previous radiation, and reoperation. Consideration of the anatomical relationship between the genitourinary system, and the colon and rectum is crucial to avoid ...

Abstract Background Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum (CAUD) is a rare condition in children. This can present at any age; however, it more commonly identified infants and older The patient may with difficulty micturition, dribbling of urine, poor urinary stream, or tract infection. Children large spongiosal support also complain cystic ventral penile swelling during micturition. Method...

OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome of delayed end-to-end anastomotic urethroplasty in blind post-traumatic stricture of posterior urethra at our setup. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College/Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, from January 2009 to June 2011. METHODOLOGY Adult patients with comp...

Objective: This article aimed to study the prevalent practices in treatment and follow-up of urethral strictures. Moreover, investigate present opinion among urologists as for stricture disease are mostly dependent on treating surgeon’s expertise preference absence widely followed standard guidelines. Methods: A questionnaire was formulated based responses from experts. From October December 20...

Jovis Johny1, Partha Sarathi Sarkar2, Deepali Saxena3, Babu Philip4 1Post-graduate Resident, Department of Radiology, ST. Johns Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 2Senior Resident, Department of Radiology, ST. Johns Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 3Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, ST. Johns Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 4Professor, Department of Radiology, ST. J...