Postoperative bladder outflow was assessed in 150 patients subjected to radical retropubic prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer. The overall mean (+/- S.E.M.) postoperative peak flow rates and residual urine volumes were 16.9 +/- 1.3 ml/s and 11.4 +/- 2.1 ml. According to flow nomograms, 22% of the patients were still obstructed postoperatively due to stricture of either the anastomosis or the urethra (12%), or to partial bladder denervation (10%). Scoring of subjective symptoms was not reliable in detecting postoperative outflow obstruction, while uroflowmetry with flow nomograms identified all obstructed cases. Radical retropubic prostatectomy can induce both mechanical and functional alterations of the distal urinary tract and a strict assessment of postoperative bladder outflow is recommended.
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Neurourol Urodyn
January 2025
Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Objectives: To automatically identify and diagnose bladder outflow obstruction (BOO) and detrusor underactivity (DUA) in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms through urodynamics exam.
Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 1949 male patients who underwent a urodynamic study at two institutions. Deep Convolutional Neural Networks scheme combined with a short-time Fourier transform algorithm was trained to perform an accurate diagnosis of BOO and DUA, utilizing five-channel urodynamic data (consisting of uroflowmetry, urine volume, intravesical pressure, abdominal pressure, and detrusor pressure).
J Pediatr Urol
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy. Electronic address:
Introduction: Bladder stones (BS) in children are a rare condition and represent 1-5 % of all urinary tract stones. With advances in miniaturized endoscopes and intracorporeal lithotripters, percutaneous cystolithotomy has been demonstrated to be an effective, safe and quick technique, despite the longer operative time. This limitation may be overcome by a semi-closed-circuit vacuum-assisted technology (vamPCL), characterized by a continuous inflow and a suction-controlled outflow (ClearPetra®).
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December 2024
Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Medical University of Silesia, ul. Medyków 16, 40-752, Katowice, Poland.
Introduction: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) can severely affect the urinary tract, leading to strictures and urine outflow obstruction, which pose significant risks to kidney function. Procedures involving the urinary mucosa often exacerbate these issues, making safe bladder emptying a major challenge. This study reviews surgical methods for managing urological complications in EB patients, with a focus on the Macedo procedure, which offers a promising alternative that avoids further bladder mucosa irritation and prevents disease exacerbation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: Bladder stones account for 5% of all urinary tract calculi. Contributing factors include bladder outflow obstruction, infections, foreign bodies, or neurogenic voiding dysfunction. This necessitates an effective treatment modality, and with advances in medical technology, minimally invasive techniques using lasers are being widely adopted.
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February 2025
Neurosurgery Department, Medical Faculty, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Purpose: We aimed to characterize and further understand CSF circulation and outflow of rabbits. To our knowledge, there is no research on contrast material-enhanced MR cisternography (CE-MRC) with T1 and T2 mapping in the rabbit model using a clinical 3-T MR unit without a stereotaxic frame.
Materials And Methods: Twenty-one rabbits were included in the study.
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