PURPOSE Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has a high failure rate in patients with small volume benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). We describe and report the results of an alternative surgical method, selective transurethral resection of the prostate (STURP) in combination with transurethral incision of the bladder neck (TUIBN). METHODS Patie...

OBJECTIVE Propose a new experimental model of bladder instability in rabbits after partial bladder obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty North Folk male rabbits, weighting 1,700 to 2,820 g (mean: 2,162 g) were studied. The animals were distributed in 2 experimental groups, formed by 15 rabbits each: Group 1 - clinical control. In this group there was no surgical intervention; Group 2 - bl...

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between bladder trabeculation, urinary function, and the stage of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The medical records of 104 patients with POP who underwent cystoscopies and urodynamic studies were reviewed retrospectively. Age, incidence of detrusor instability, stage and site of POP, and the parameters of urodynamic studies of patients with and wi...

The aim of our study was to construct a bladder outlet obstruction nomogram for women with lower urinary tract symptoms. A urodynamic database of 600 consecutive women was reviewed. Bladder outlet obstruction, utilizing strict diagnostic criteria, was diagnosed in 50 (8.3%) patients. A comparison of patient characteristics, uroflowmetry, and detrusor pressure-uroflow studies was carried out bet...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The laparoscopic approach to radical prostatectomy offers an alternative to the open surgical procedure with less morbidity. We prospectively collected data including a validated quality-of-life questionnaires on our first 38 laparoscopic radical prostatectomies (LRPs). The first 10 patients (group 1), second 10 patients (group II), and the most recent 18 patients (group ...

CASE REPORT. A 30 year old woman presented with acute urinary retention. She had a 3 month history of increasing difficulty passing urine. There was no history of haematuria or dysuria. An intravenous urogram revealed a large mass causing elevation of the bladder base on the right side. There was no significant ureteric obstruction, though the right ureter was slightly full (fig. 1). Ultrasound...

Snjezana Milicevic Urology Clinic, Clinical Center Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina by its thickness and volume, in patients with BPh, in quantitative estimation of hypertrophy degree. Enlarged prostate causes two types of obstruction: a dynamic and mechanical. Functional obstruction (dynamic factor) stems from contractile smooth muscles of the prostate and the urinary bladder neck, which are ...

Bladder diverticula develop from congenital detrusor muscle defect and frequently present with urinary tract infection, which occurs as a result of urinary stasis in the diverticula. Different clinical presentations, such as bladder outlet obstruction, cyanosis of the lower extremities, intestinal obstruction, ureteral obstruction (which may occur due to direct diverticular compression), and pe...