Simultaneous transurethral resection of bladder tumour and prostate: is it safe?

Objectives: This study aims to review and assess the safety of carrying out transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) and transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) simultaneously, in men who require TURP for bladder outflow obstruction and are incidentally found to have a transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

Methods: A detailed Medline search between 1966 and 2005 identified only five published papers in the English literature addressing this subject. These were retrospective studies of small numbers and were analysed together in order to quantify the risk of bladder cancer recurrence that could be attributed to TURP.

Upper urinary tract complications in pregnant women with an ileal conduit. Lessons learned from two cases.

We describe the occurrence of severe upper urinary tract complications during pregnancy in two women with an ileal conduit. The first patient developed several episodes of left pyelonephritis throughout the duration of her pregnancy but never received proper antibiotic prophylaxis. Intravenous urography performed after delivery documented bilateral staghorn kidney stones and a non-functioning left kidney.