Health related quality of life after urinary diversion. Which technique is better?

Objective: To compare quality of life (QoL) after urinary diversion (UD) following radical cystectomy (RC) using validated questionnaires.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2011 and June 2016, 150 patients (121 men [80.7%] and 29 women [19.

Retroperitoneal Varix ligation with sclerotherapy: a prospective randomized comparative study.

Introduction: The aim of this article is to compare the results of high varix ligation with and without sclerotherapy.

Material And Methods: Between November 2014 and December 2015, sixty patients with varicocele were included in this study. Patients were divided into two equal groups; group I (underwent high varix ligation), and group II (underwent high varix ligation with a retrograde injection of 2 mL of 5% ethanolamine oleate in the lower end of the bisected gonadal vein).

A modified onlay island flap vs. Mathieu urethroplasty for distal hypospadias repair: A prospective randomised study.

Objective: To compare the outcome of a modified onlay island flap (MOIF) with that of the Mathieu urethroplasty for distal hypospadias repair.

Patients And Methods: In a prospective randomised study, 60 patients with coronal, subcoronal and distal penile hypospadias, with a urethral plate width of ⩽6 mm, and minimal or no chordee, underwent either MOIF using a midline longitudinal outer preputial skin flap passed ventrally by penile buttonholing through dartos fascia incision, or a Mathieu urethroplasty. Closed envelopes were used for randomly selecting patients for each procedure.

Evaluation of early endoscopic realignment of post-traumatic complete posterior urethral rupture.

Introduction: to report our experience with 41 patients treated by early endoscopic realignment of complete post-traumatic rupture urethra.

Materials And Methods: The study includes patients presented to our institute, between May 2004 and April 2009, with post-traumatic complete posterior urethral disruption. Preoperative retrograde urethrography, voiding cystourethrography and abdominopelvic CT were performed to evaluate the urethral defect length, the bladder neck competence, the prostate position, and the extent of the pelvic hematoma.

Comparing non contrast computerized tomography criteria versus dual X-ray absorptiometry as predictors of radio-opaque upper urinary tract stone fragmentation after electromagnetic shockwave lithotripsy.

The objective of this study was to assess the value of dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in comparison to non contrast computed tomography (NCCT) density as possible predictors of upper urinary tract stone disintegration by shock wave lithotripsy (SWL). This study included 100 consecutive patients, with solitary renal stone 0.5-2 cm or upper ureteral stone up to 1 cm.

Sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography in predicting etiology of azoospermia.

Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of different ultrasound (US) modalities in predicting an obstructive vs a nonobstructive etiology of azoospermia.

Materials And Methods: A total of 268 azoospermic men with available histopathologic slides were separated into obstructive (n = 104) and nonobstructive (n = 164) groups. Scrotal US studies, including color Doppler and transrectal US examinations, were performed in all patients and compared with the testicular biopsy results as the reference standard.

Defining patient selection for prostate-sparing cystectomy in squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder associated with bilharziasis: an overview of 236 patients.

Objective: To determine possible risk factors associated with prostate invasion in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the urinary bladder associated with bilharziasis.

Methods: After obtaining approval from the medical ethics committee, we reviewed the clinical and pathologic data from 236 male patients in our department between January 2006 and October 2010 who were treated with radical cystoprostatectomy and proved to have SCC associated with bilharziasis. We reviewed the clinical and histopathologic data regarding prostate infiltration from SCC of the urinary bladder associated with bilharziasis.

Prepuce preserving versus conventional Mathieu urethroplasty for distal hypospadias - a prospective randomized study.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of prepuce preservation during Mathieu repair for distal hypospadias.

Methods: This prospective randomized comparative study, carried out in Assiut University Hospital, between 2006 and 2009, included 200 patients with distal penile or coronal hypospadias. They underwent either Mathieu repair with prepuce preservation (group I, n = 100) or traditional Mathieu repair with circumcision (group II, n = 100).

Management of the looping vas deferens during laparoscopic orchiopexy.

Purpose: A number of variables should be assessed during laparoscopic orchiopexy, including vas anatomy. A looping vas deferens enters the inguinal canal and loops back to the abdominal cavity. This anatomical variant is not uncommonly encountered.

Can Bcl-XL expression predict the radio sensitivity of bilharzial-related squamous bladder carcinoma? A prospective comparative study.

Background: Local pelvic recurrence after radical cystectomy for muscle invasive bilharzial related squamous cell carcinoma accounts for 75% of treatment failures even in organ confined tumors. Despite the proven value of lymphadenectomy, up to 60% of patients undergoing cystectomy do not have it. These factors are in favor of adjuvant radiotherapy reevaluation.

Combined Mathieu and Snodgrass urethroplasty for hypospadias repair: a prospective randomized study.

Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes of combined Mathieu and Snodgrass urethroplasty for distal hypospadias repair and to compare them with the two techniques separately.

Methods: Between January 2006 and February 2009, patients with distal hypospadias were prospectively randomized to undergo one of the three following urethroplasty techniques: Mathieu urethroplasty, Snodgrass urethroplasty or a combination of the two. Operative time, intraoperative, early and late postoperative complications were reported for each procedure.