Favorable female sexual function is associated with patient satisfaction after inflatable penile prosthesis implantation.

Introduction: The interrelationship between male and female sexual function suggests that partner outcomes after inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) implantation must be assessed.

Aim: We examined predictors of patient and partner satisfaction, and the relationship between patient satisfaction and female sexual function, after IPP implantation.

Methods: We designed a questionnaire (scored 1-5) assessing satisfaction with various domains related to the IPP (e.

Testosterone therapy in men with untreated prostate cancer.

Purpose: A history of prostate cancer has been a longstanding contraindication to the use of testosterone therapy due to the belief that higher serum testosterone causes more rapid prostate cancer growth. Recent evidence has called this paradigm into question. In this study we investigate the effect of testosterone therapy in men with untreated prostate cancer.

Construct validity of the pig intestine model in the simulation of laparoscopic urethrovesical anastomosis: tools for objective evaluation.

Purpose: We examined the construct validity of a porcine-intestine model for ultimately performing a laparoscopic urethrovesical anastomosis.

Materials And Methods: Pig intestine was used to create a model for laparoscopic urethrovesical anastomosis (L-UVA) performed laparoscopically in the LapTrainer. Twelve subjects (residents and medical students) with different levels of experience in laparoscopy were divided into three groups depending on their previous level of training with the laparoscope and with robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP).

Necrotic pancreatic graft causing acute urinary retention.

Urologic complications are frequently encountered after pancreas transplantation with a graft duodenocystostomy. Urinary infections, hematuria, and irritative voiding symptoms are some of the most frequent complications with a bladder-drained pancreas allograft. While voiding dysfunction is common in these patients due to underlying neuropathy, to our knowledge, we report the first case of obstructive uropathy in a female due to retained necrotic graft material.

Comparison of outcomes after single or DOUBLE-CUFF artificial urinary sphincter insertion.

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness and complications associated with single and double-cuff artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation for postprostatectomy stress urinary incontinence.

Methods: A retrospective study of 56 men with postprostatectomy stress urinary incontinence who underwent either single (28 patients) or double (28 patients) cuff AUS placement was performed. Patients in each cohort were matched on the basis of preoperative pad use, risk factors for complications, and age.

Variability of the International Prostate Symptom Score in men with lower urinary tract symptoms.

Objective: The variability of the International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS) was tested in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by comparing questionnaire results obtained in the physician's office and, 1 week later, in the patient's home.

Material And Methods: A total of 210 consecutive men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) completed the I-PSS questionnaire in the physician's office. One week later the questionnaire was mailed to each patient's home, completed by the patient and then returned.