PURPOSE To present our experience of using an adjustable male sling, Argus® (Promedone SA; Cordoba, Argentina), in patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), and report its success, extension of indications, and management of complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated Argus implantation results in 17 patients, including 15 post prostatectomy incontinence, one exst...

Background Bladder exstrophy is a rare condition that may lead to severe psychosexual malformation and require a lifelong follow-up. Aim. We describe the long-term sexual outcome of patients with bladder exstrophy treated at our institution at early stage. MaterialsAndMethods Thirty patients with mean age of 26 years (range 18–35 years) were included in the study. Fifteen patients underwent sta...

Bladder disorders are not well recognized, but a range of conditions can damage or compromise bladder function, necessitating eventual organ replacement or repair. In children, the most common congenital abnormalities involve the genitourinary system, including bladder exstrophy, urinary tract defects (1 in 500 children) that damage the bladder and kidneys (e.g. obstructive uropathy), and neuro...

A pair of monozygotic male twins discordant for ectopia vesicae urinariae is described. There is no reason to think that any exogenic factors contributed to the aetiology. There was no consanguinity and no history of congenital anomalies on either side of the family. Published reports concerning family incidence and twin reports are reviewed.

Although epispadias is considered to be the least severe defect of the exstrophy-epispadias complex, the treatment of this anomaly is far from trivial. Epispadias does not involve the body of the bladder or the hindgut but does affect the urethra and can affect the bladder neck. As a consequence, it presents with a spectrum of severity that can affect urinary continence if the epispadias anomal...

We studied the acetabular coverage in bladder exstrophy patients and normal control children. The study included 13 patients with bladder exstrophy, who were divided according to their ages into group I below 5 years, group II between 5 and 10 years, and group III above 10 years of age. Four normal children served as controls, 2 were below 5 years, one was 7 and one was 12 years old. We measure...

The aim of this paper is to report a case of severe hydronephrosis and incontinence 20 years after bladder exstrophy repair, managed successfully by secondary ureteroneocystostomy and by transurethral submucosal injection of Macroplastique.

The bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC) represents an anterior midline defect with variable expression comprising a spectrum of anomalies involving the abdominal wall, pelvis, urinary tract, genitalia, and occasionally the spine and anus. The vast majority of BEEC cases are classified as non-syndromic and the etiology of this malformation is still unknown. This review presents the curre...

Background: Bladder exstrophy is a rare congenital malformation of the genitourinary system, with an estimated incidence approximately 1 per 50,000 live births. Clinically, patients do not have capacity to accumulate urine and continously leak. We present patient partial storing from dialated distal ureters. A case ureters 8-year-old female ectopic vesicae described. The act as reservoir where ...