Laparoscopic repair for vesicouterine fistulae.

Objective:: The purpose of this video is to present the laparoscopic repair of a VUF in a 42-year-old woman, with gross hematuria, in the immediate postoperative phase following a cesarean delivery. The obstetric team implemented conservative management, including Foley catheter insertion, for 2 weeks. She subsequently developed intermittent hematuria and cystitis.

The help-seeking by women with urinary incontinence in Brazil.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Lower tract urinary symptoms are underestimated by women as well as health professionals. The objective of this study was to evaluate the behavior of adult women with urinary incontinence and overactive bladder symptoms in seeking medical treatment.

Methods: Two hundred ninety-two women between 20 and 82 years old were interviewed.

Influence of sling material on inflammation and collagen deposit in an animal model.

Aim: Compare inflammation and collagen production induced by four sling materials in female rats.

Methods: Adult female rats (n=144) were submitted to a urinary incontinence model and neutering. After four weeks they were randomized in 5 groups: Sham; autologous sling; Marlex; swine intestinal submucosa (SIS), and polypropylene mesh (TVT).

Use of cadaveric fascia lata to correct grade IV cystocele.

We describe a modification of the cadaveric prolapse repair and sling - CaPS technique that uses the sling surgery principles to correct grade IV cystocele. In this modification, the central and paravaginal defects reconstitution are performed using cadaveric fascia lata fixed over rectus abdominis muscle, eliminating the need of pubic fixation by screws, as proposed by the original technique. The modification described, besides presenting the benefits of CaPS, i.

Variables predictive of voiding disfunction following aponeurotic sling surgery: multivariate analysis.

Introduction: Aponeurotic sling surgeries can evolve with obstruction or voiding dysfunction in 5 to 20% of patients. There are few studies on factors that could possibly predispose to voiding difficulties or urinary retention. The objective of this work is to identify these potential clinical or urodynamic factors.

Evaluation of serum and seminal levels of prostate specific antigen in men with spinal cord injury.

Purpose: Recent studies have used prostate specific antigen (PSA) as an indicator of prostate gland activity in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Thus, the present study was performed to determine whether SCI can induce alterations in total serum and seminal PSA, and to compare the findings obtained to those of normal men (controls).

Materials And Methods: A total of 44 men with SCI (cases, mean age +/- SD 33.