Angular Power Spectrum of Gravitational-Wave Transient Sources as a Probe of the Large-Scale Structure.

We present a new, simulation-based inference method to compute the angular power spectrum of the distribution of foreground gravitational-wave transient events. As a first application of this method, we use the binary black hole mergers observed during the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA third observation run to test the spatial distribution of these sources. We find no evidence for anisotropy in their angular distribution.

[POSITION STATEMENT ON OVERACTIVE BLADDER].

Bothersome urinary symptoms during the storage phase are common among women and men. These symptoms described as urinary urgency, frequency and nocturia with or without urge urinary incontinence may be caused by various pathologies including bladder overactivity. Diagnosis of an overactive bladder is based on the patient's clinical presentation after exclusion of other disorders that may cause these symptoms.

Correlation between MRI and double-balloon urethrography findings in the diagnosis of female periurethral lesions.

This study aims to evaluate the correlation of MRI findings with double-balloon urethrography (DBU) in diagnosing female urethral diverticula and other periurethral lesions. In this retrospective study, females with clinically suspected periurethral lesions who underwent both MRI and DBU between 2008 and 2012 were evaluated. MRI was performed on a 1.

Depressive symptoms and treatment of women with urgency urinary incontinence.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Depression is more common in patients with urinary incontinence (UI). Drug or rehabilitation therapy have been shown to be effective in reducing urgency UI (UUI) symptoms, but whether these treatments can ameliorate the negative impact of UUI on the psychological aspects of quality of life is unclear.

Methods: A secondary analysis of an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial was performed.

Long-term urinary bladder function following unilateral refluxing low loop cutaneous ureterostomy.

Purpose: Unilateral low loop cutaneous ureterostomy (LLCU) has been offered as the preferred method of temporary urinary diversion in cases of massively dilated and refluxing ureters. We sought to explore whether LLCU is effective in preserving urinary bladder function in the long term.

Materials And Methods: The charts of all patients who had undergone temporary unilateral LLCU as newborns in the presence of massive vesico-ureteric reflux were retrospectively reviewed.

Self-report function and disability: a comparison between women with and without urgency urinary incontinence.

Purpose: To compare self-reported function and disability between women with urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) and healthy controls.

Method: Self-reported function and disability were evaluated using the Late Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI) in 66 women with UUI (mean age 61.9 ± 5.

Reproducibility of ultrasonic measurements of pelvic floor structures in women suffering from urinary incontinence.

The aim of this study was to examine the reproducibility of ultrasound (US) findings relating to pelvic floor muscle in women with urinary incontinence (UI). Eighteen women with UI were examined twice by the same examiners over an interval of 1 month. The US findings comprised of (1) distance between bladder neck and symphysis pubis (BN/SP) at rest, during contraction, and while performing the Valsalva maneuver and (2) distance between anorectal angle and symphysis pubis (AR-SP) during the same conditions.

Renal artery occlusion during nephron-sparing surgery: retrospective review of 301 cases.

Objectives: Temporary occlusion of the renal artery during nephron-sparing surgery may facilitate complete tumor resection and reduce operative bleeding. However, it may also entail a greater risk of ischemic kidney damage. In contrast, when vascular occlusion is not applied, the risk of bleeding, as well as the risk of positive margins, may be increased.

Fascial patch technique for repair of complicated urethrovaginal fistula.

Introduction: The operative repair of urethrovaginal fistula due to tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) erosion is a challenging task, and coexisting stress urinary incontinence may complicate the situation even further. We present our technique for the repair of recurrent urethrovaginal fistula combined with stress urinary incontinence, occurring after previous removal of an eroded TVT and failed repair of the fistula.

Technical Considerations: With the patient in the dorsal lithotomy position, an inverted U-shaped incision was cut in the anterior vaginal wall, and a vaginal flap was developed.

Spontaneous reduction of bladder base prolapse with gradual filling: a video-urodynamic observation.

Objective: To report video-urodynamic observations on the effect of gradual bladder filling on the degree of bladder base prolapse while erect, as the effect of bladder fullness on the degree of bladder base descent in patients with a cystocele has rarely been addressed.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-six consecutive patients with complaints of a protruding vaginal mass due to bladder prolapse underwent video-urodynamic studies, comprised of filling and voiding cystometry with contrast material, while standing.

Results: During filling cystometry, in 16 of 36 patients (44%) the prolapse gradually and spontaneously reduced with increasing bladder volumes, so that at cystometric capacity the bladder base was completely reduced.

Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: is it advantageous and safe to clamp the renal artery?

Objectives: To compare the outcomes of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) performed with and without vascular clamping and to evaluate the impact of clamping on postoperative renal function.

Methods: A total of 45 patients underwent LPN, 29 with and 16 without vascular occlusion. The two groups were compared regarding complication rates, blood loss, conversion rates, operative time, mean tumor size, and incidence of positive margins.

[May children and adolescents with a solitary kidney participate in sports activities?].

The presence of a solitary kidney in children and adolescents is not a rare condition, and flank injury in this context may result in renal impairment, with subsequent nephrectomy, dialysis or kidney transplantation. Participation in sports activities commonly results in pediatric injuries, and the kidneys are the most frequently affected organs during blunt abdominal trauma. Nonetheless, the incidence of major renal trauma during sports activities, according to pediatric trauma registries in the United States, is still relatively low.

Laparoscopic nephrectomy: initial experience in Israel with 110 cases.

Background: Data during the last decade show that laparoscopic nephrectomy is becoming an accepted and advantageous minimally invasive alternative to the open procedure.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy, safety and reproducibility of laparoscopic nephrectomy in a series of 110 consecutive procedures.

Methods: A total of 110 patients underwent laparoscopic nephrectomy in our institution during the last 3 years.

[Lower urinary tract reconstruction by augmentation cystoplasty and insertion of artificial urinary sphincter cuff only: long term follow-up].

Objectives: To review retrospectively our long-term experience with augmentation cystoplasty and simultaneously insertion of artificial urinary sphincter cuff only for lower urinary tract reconstruction in cases of mixed bladder and sphincteric dysfunction. We tried to assess the postoperative continence status, as well as the associated morbidity, focusing upon infections, urethral erosion and revision rates.

Patients And Methods: Eleven patients with urinary incontinence due to a small capacity and low compliant bladder, combined with incompetent outlet, underwent lower urinary tract reconstruction by augmentation cystoplasty and simultaneous insertion of a bladder neck sphincter cuff only (AMS, model AS-800).

Comparison of voiding cystourethrography and double-balloon urethrography in the diagnosis of complex female urethral diverticula.

The preoperative work-up of female urethral diverticula should provide the surgeon with maximum data regarding the anatomy and structure of the diverticulum. Preoperatively, the number of diverticula, as well as the location, size, configuration, and communication to the urethra need to be clearly depicted. The objective of this study was to compare the information gained by voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) and positive-pressure double-balloon urethrography (DBU), and to verify which imaging modality can better delineate the features of the diverticula.

The efficacy and safety of perioperative low molecular weight heparin substitution in patients on chronic oral anticoagulant therapy undergoing transurethral prostatectomy for bladder outlet obstruction.

Purpose: Candidates for prostatectomy who require chronic anticoagulant therapy present a major perioperative management problem due to the threat of significant hemorrhage associated with surgery and the risk of thromboembolism associated with discontinuation of the anticoagulants. We evaluated prospectively a perioperative routine using low molecular weight heparin substitution to allow safe discontinuation of prophylactic oral anticoagulants in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate.

Materials And Methods: We treated 20 patients on chronic oral anticoagulant therapy who required prostatectomy for bladder outlet obstruction according to a prospective protocol based on exchange of the oral anticoagulants with perioperative injections of low molecular weight heparin and resumption of oral anticoagulants early postoperatively.

Chylous ascites after radical nephrectomy and inferior vena cava thrombectomy. Successful conservative management with somatostatin analogue.

Postoperative chylous ascites is a rare complication of retroperitoneal surgery. The treatment of postoperative chylous ascites is primarily conservative, consisting of repeated paraceteses, medium chain triglyceride (MCT) diet, salt restriction, diuretics and bowel rest with total parenteral nutrition. Occasionally, chylous ascites may take a protracted course which may necessitate insertion of peritoneo-venous shunts or direct surgical lymphostasis.

The diagnosis and management of postoperative chylous ascites.

Purpose: Postoperative chylous ascites is a rare complication of retroperitoneal and mediastinal surgery that represents a difficult management problem due to the serious mechanical, nutritional and immunological consequences of the constant loss of protein and lymphocytes. We reviewed the topic of postoperative chylous ascites with special emphasis on the relevant diagnostic and imaging modalities. We propose a novel management algorithm.

Epidermoid cyst of the testis in an adolescent: Case report and review of the evolution of the surgical management.

Epidermoid cyst, a tumorlike lesion, is a rare benign testicular tumor with typical, distinctive ultrasonographic appearance. When the preoperative features are highly suggestive of epidermoid cyst, testicular sparing surgery after strict oncologic guidelines is warranted. The authors report a case of a preoperatively suspected epidermoid cyst in an adolescent and review the literature concerning the changing paradigm of management.