Publications by authors named "Ahmed Abulfotooh"
Article Synopsis
- A prototype non-invasive test was developed to estimate voiding reserve in healthy adult men, involving 30 volunteers under 40 years old.
- The study measured urinary flow rates and post-void residual volumes using a uroflowmeter with varying height resistances, ultimately determining that a height of 40 cm is the threshold for normal voiding reserve.
- Results showed a decrease in flow rate at increasing heights, but most men maintained normal flow at 40 cm, with the test proving to be feasible and complication-free for assessing urinary function.
Article Synopsis
- The study examines a 10-year experience in laparoscopic repairs for various female genitourinary fistulae, focusing on both conventional and LESS techniques.
- A total of 46 patients were analyzed, with the majority having vesicovaginal (VVF) or vesicouterine (VUF) fistulae, and procedures resulted in no intraoperative complications and a mean hospital stay of just over three days.
- The findings indicate that laparoscopic repairs, including LESS methods, are effective and safe, providing a high success rate and reduced recovery time compared to traditional approaches.
Objective: To determine from urodynamic data what causes an increased postvoid residual urine volume (PVR) in men with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), urethral resistance or bladder failure, and to determine how to predict bladder contractility from the PVR.
Patients And Methods: We analysed retrospectively the pressure-flow studies (PFS) of 90 men with BOO. Nine patients could not void and the remaining 81 were divided into three groups, i.