Assessing safety and feasibility of monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate without post-operative catheter traction: A randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Traction on the per-urethral catheter is commonly employed after monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (mTURP) to reduce bleeding. However, its efficacy and impact on postoperative pain remain uncertain. Further, there is limited evidence to suggest any benefit regarding post-operative blood loss.

Comparison between pre-emptive oral tramadol and tapentadol for attenuation of catheter-related bladder discomfort and surgical stress response in patients undergoing transurethral resection of prostate: A prospective, randomised, double-blind trial.

Background And Aims: Surgical interventions involving urinary catheterisation often lead to catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD). With a very high incidence rate of 47%-90%, CRBD often leads to a distressing and painful recovery after surgery. Although many opioids have been used for the treatment of CRBD, the search for the best is still going on.

Bladder Preservation with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemoradiation for the Treatment of Muscle-invasive Carcinoma of the Bladder: A Single-Center Experience.

 The purpose of the study was to evaluate the short-term response and acute toxicities in muscle-invasive carcinoma urinary bladder treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiation.  Thirty patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer were treated with three cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy every 3 weeks. Response assessment was done after 4 weeks with repeat cystoscopy and imaging.

A Rare Case of Renal Pelvic Hydatid Cyst Masquerading as Renal Calculi.

Hydatid disease of urinary tract is most common in the kidney. In kidney, hydatid cysts are most commonly found in the renal parenchyma. Isolated hydatid cysts in the renal pelvis are extremely rare with only three cases reported in the literature.

Extragonadal germ cell tumour.

We report a rare case of extragonadal germ cell tumour in a 55-year-old man. He presented with a painless mass in right inguinal region, a few days after hernioplasty for right direct inguinal hernia, which caused diagnostic difficulties and treatment problems.

Postoperative infectious morbidities of cesarean delivery in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women.

Objective: To compare the infectious complication rates from cesarean delivery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women and HIV-negative women.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on data derived from HIV-infected women and HIV-negative women, who underwent cesarean delivery at two teaching hospitals. Main outcome measures were infectious postoperative morbidity.

Postauricular skin as an alternative to oral mucosa for anterior onlay graft urethroplasty: a preliminary experience in patients with oral mucosa changes.

Objectives: To investigate the feasibility, tolerability, safety, and efficacy of using the postauricular skin graft as substitute material for anterior urethroplasty. We first reported a preliminary experience in a selected group of patients in whom the oral mucosa and genital skin were both not usable.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 35 patients, average age of 34 years (range, 20-64 years), who underwent urethroplasty using postauricular skin grafts for anterior urethral strictures.