Male sexual function after weight-loss surgeries in a group of Saudi population.

Introduction: Obesity is associated with erectile dysfunction in many studies. This study aims to inspect the impact of weight-loss surgery on the erectile function in the Saudi male population.

Patients And Methods: Forty-two consecutive male patients who underwent weight-loss surgery during a period from February 2013 to July 2016 were included in the study.

Microscopic subinguinal varicocelectomy for testicular pain: a retrospective study on outcomes and predictors of pain relief.

Background: Approximately 2-10% of patients with varicocele complain of pain. Varicocelectomy for testicular pain is a surgical choice when conservative therapy fails to relieve the pain. Different variables have been reported as prognostic factors for pain relief following varicocele ligation.

Daily administration of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors for urological and nonurological indications.

Objectives: Although the discovery of phosphodiesterases (PDEs) was made soon after the identification of cyclic adenosine monophosphate nearly half a century ago, their true importance in medicine has taken many decades to be realised. The recognition of the important role PDE enzymes play and the impact of altering intracellular cyclic nucleotide levels became significant for most urologists and clinicians in the early 1990s with the discovery of sildenafil, a PDE5 inhibitor (PDE5-I). Once approved around the world, on-demand use of PDE5-Is became the gold standard.