ISRN urologyPub Date : 2012-01-01Epub Date: 2012-03-04DOI: 10.5402/2012/651513
Abdel Moneim M Abuzeid, M S Abdel Kader
{"title":"Reconstruction of long anterior urethral strictures by dorsally quilted penile skin flap.","authors":"Abdel Moneim M Abuzeid, M S Abdel Kader","doi":"10.5402/2012/651513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/651513","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objective. To present the results of reconstruction of long (>5 cm), penile, bulbar, and bulbopenile urethral strictures by penile skin flap as dorsal onlay in one-stage procedure. Patients and Methods. Between January, 1998 and December, 2004, 18 patients (aged from 28-65 years) presented with long urethral strictures, 5.6-13.2 cm (penile in 6, bulbar in 2 and combined in 10 cases), those were repaired utilizing long penile skin flaps placed as dorsal onlay flap in one stage (Orandi flap 6 cm in 6 cases, circular flaps 7-10 cm in 8, and spiral flaps 10-15 cm in 4). Followup of all patients after reconstruction included urine flow rate at weekly intervals, RUG at 6-12 weeks, and urethrocystoscopy at 12 and 18 months. Results. The urethral patency was achieved in 77% of patients. The complications were fistula in one patient (5.5%), restricture occurred in 3 patients (16.6%) that required visual internal urethrotomy and two patients (11%) showed curvature on erection that dose not interfere with sexual intercourse. Diverticulum (penile urethra) was seen in one patient (5.5%) containing stones and was excised surgically. There was penile skin loss in 3 patients (16.6%). All patients completed at least one-year followup period. Conclusion. Free penile skin flaps offer good results (functional and cosmetic) in long penile and/or bulbar urethral strictures. Meticulously fashioned longitudinal, circular or spiral penile skin flaps could bridge urethral defects up to 15 cm long.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":"2012 ","pages":"651513"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5402/2012/651513","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30601886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN urologyPub Date : 2012-01-01Epub Date: 2012-10-30DOI: 10.5402/2012/291235
David D Thiel
{"title":"Navigating the difficult robotic assisted pyeloplasty.","authors":"David D Thiel","doi":"10.5402/2012/291235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/291235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pyeloplasty is the gold standard therapy for ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Robotic assisted pyeloplasty has been widely adopted by urologists with and without prior laparoscopic pyeloplasty experience. However, difficult situations encountered during robotic assisted pyeloplasty can significantly add to the difficulty of the operation. This paper provides tips for patient positioning, port placement, robot docking, and intraoperative dissection and repair in patients with the difficult situations of obesity, large floppy liver, difficult to reflect colon (transmesenteric pyeloplasty), crossing vessels, large calculi, and previous attempts at ureteropelvic junction repair. Techniques presented in this paper may aid in the successful completion of robotic assisted pyeloplasty in the face of the difficult situations noted above.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":"2012 ","pages":"291235"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5402/2012/291235","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31097426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN urologyPub Date : 2012-01-01Epub Date: 2012-02-15DOI: 10.5402/2012/456821
Dmitry Koulikov, Ariel Mamber, Alon Fridmans, Wael Abu Arafeh, Ofer Z Shenfeld
{"title":"Why I cannot find the prostate? Behind the subjectivity of rectal exam.","authors":"Dmitry Koulikov, Ariel Mamber, Alon Fridmans, Wael Abu Arafeh, Ofer Z Shenfeld","doi":"10.5402/2012/456821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/456821","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Background. Most physicians use digital rectal examination (DRE) to help detect prostate cancer and to estimate the prostates' size. The accuracy of DRE is known to be limited. We evaluate the ability of doctors to palpate the whole prostate with DRE. Methods. At time of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) the distances from the anus to the apex and base of prostates were measured. The TRUS's distances were compared to the mean index finger length of our clinic doctors. Results. The ability of the urologist to reach and examine the apex, half, three quarters and the whole prostate was in 93.7%, 66.3%, 23.2% and 3.2% of cases respectively. Conclusions. In most cases it was impossible to palpate the whole prostate. Anatomical location and volume of the examined prostate, as well as the length of his own index finger limit DRE and allow the examination of only a small portion of the prostate.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":" ","pages":"456821"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5402/2012/456821","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40180481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN urologyPub Date : 2012-01-01Epub Date: 2012-02-16DOI: 10.5402/2012/383642
Pedro Navalón, Yoni Pallás, Victor Navalón, Felipe Ordoño, Elisa Monllor
{"title":"A Twelve-Year Experience in Ambulatory Surgery within Urology.","authors":"Pedro Navalón, Yoni Pallás, Victor Navalón, Felipe Ordoño, Elisa Monllor","doi":"10.5402/2012/383642","DOIUrl":"10.5402/2012/383642","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Purpose. The aim of this study is to show you the results we obtained through the integration of the Urology Department into the Ambulatory Surgery Unit for the very first twelve years. Scope. We will explain both the criteria we followed for patients to join in and the surgical and anesthetic procedures we used with those 1544 patients who were ambulatory subjected to urological diseases. After those patients were treated, they reached up to 95% of reasonable results. Conclusions. Most of urological patients liable to have surgical treatment are bound to be included in an ambulatory surgery program, which implies neither a worse healthcare service standard nor a worse satisfaction in patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":" ","pages":"383642"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3302059/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40180480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN urologyPub Date : 2012-01-01Epub Date: 2012-04-01DOI: 10.5402/2012/710734
Artur A Antoniewicz, Lukasz Zapała, Sławomir Poletajew, Andrzej Borówka
{"title":"Macroscopic hematuria-a leading urological problem in patients on anticoagulant therapy: is the common diagnostic standard still advisable?","authors":"Artur A Antoniewicz, Lukasz Zapała, Sławomir Poletajew, Andrzej Borówka","doi":"10.5402/2012/710734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/710734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>All urological standards of care are based on the past definition of the clinical importance of macroscopic hematuria. The aim of the study was to assess the phenomenon of iatrogenic hematuria in current clinical practice and analyze its origins in patients receiving anticoagulant drugs. Retrospective analysis of clinical documentation of 238 patients that were consulted for hematuria in 2007-2009 by 5 consultant urologists was performed. In the group of 238 patients with hematuria, 155 (65%) received anticoagulants. Abnormalities of urinary tract were found in 45 (19%) patients. Estimated cost of a single neoplasm detection reached the value of 3252 Euro (mean 3-day hospitalization). The strong correlation between the presence of hematuria and anticoagulant treatment was observed. Authors suggest to redefine the present and future role of hematuria from a standard manifestation of serious urological disease to a common result of a long-term anticoagulant therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":"2012 ","pages":"710734"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5402/2012/710734","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30601887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three Years of Salvage IMRT for Prostate Cancer: Results of the Montpellier Cancer Center.","authors":"Olivier Riou, Pascal Fenoglietto, Benoit Laliberté, Cathy Menkarios, Carmen Llacer Moscardo, Meng Huor Hay, Norbert Ailleres, Jean-Bernard Dubois, Xavier Rebillard, David Azria","doi":"10.5402/2012/391705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/391705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Background. To assess the feasibility of salvage intensity-modulated radiation Therapy (IMRT) and to examine clinical outcome. Patients and Methods. 57 patients were treated with salvage IMRT to the prostate bed in our center from January, 2007, to February, 2010. The mean prescription dose was 68 Gy in 34 fractions. Forty-four patients received concomitant androgen deprivation. Results. Doses to organs at risk were low without altering target volume coverage. Salvage IMRT was feasible without any grade 3 or 4 acute gastrointestinal or urinary toxicity. With a median follow-up of 21 months, one grade 2 urinary and 1 grade ≥2 rectal late toxicities were reported. Biological relapse-free survival was 96.5% (2.3% (1/44) relapsed with androgen suppression and 7.7% (1/13) without). Conclusion. Salvage IMRT is feasible and results in low acute and chronic side-effects. Longer follow-up is warranted to draw conclusions in terms of oncologic control.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":"2012 ","pages":"391705"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5402/2012/391705","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30602006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical profile and outcome of conservatively managed emphysematous pyelonephritis.","authors":"Praveen Kumar Kolla, Desai Madhav, Satish Reddy, Suneetha Pentyala, Panil Kumar, Rama Mohan Pathapati","doi":"10.5402/2012/931982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/931982","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe, necrotizing renal parenchymal infection characterized by production of intraparenchymal gas. EPN predominantly affects female diabetics and immunocompromised patients. In a three-year period 2008-2011, a total of 8 patients were admitted to our hospital. All of them were diabetics, and both males and females were equally affected. These patients showed vague symptoms at admission and frequently presented with fever, loin pain, dysuria, and pyuria necessitating urgent medical attention. EPN required radiological diagnosis. CT scan revealed bilateral EPN with urinary obstruction and hydronephrosis in 50% of patients. Escherichia coli was found to be the causative organism in all the patients. Treatment comprised of resuscitation, normalization of serum electrolytes and blood sugars, administration of parenteral antibiotics, and relieving ureteric obstruction if present. All the patients improved with conservative management without any mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":"2012 ","pages":"931982"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5402/2012/931982","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30601892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN urologyPub Date : 2012-01-01Epub Date: 2012-07-05DOI: 10.5402/2012/643181
Thorsten H Ecke, Steffen Hallmann, Stefan Koch, Jürgen Ruttloff, Henning Cammann, Holger Gerullis, Kurt Miller, Carsten Stephan
{"title":"External validation of an artificial neural network and two nomograms for prostate cancer detection.","authors":"Thorsten H Ecke, Steffen Hallmann, Stefan Koch, Jürgen Ruttloff, Henning Cammann, Holger Gerullis, Kurt Miller, Carsten Stephan","doi":"10.5402/2012/643181","DOIUrl":"10.5402/2012/643181","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Background. Multivariate models are used to increase prostate cancer (PCa) detection rate and to reduce unnecessary biopsies. An external validation of the artificial neural network (ANN) \"ProstataClass\" (ANN-Charité) was performed with daily routine data. Materials and Methods. The individual ANN predictions were generated with the use of the ANN application for PSA and free PSA assays, which rely on age, tPSA, %fPSA, prostate volume, and DRE (ANN-Charité). Diagnostic validity of tPSA, %fPSA, and the ANN was evaluated by ROC curve analysis and comparisons of observed versus predicted probabilities. Results. Overall, 101 (35.8%) PCa were detected. The areas under the ROC curve (AUCs) were 0.501 for tPSA, 0.669 for %fPSA, 0.694 for ANN-Charité, 0.713 for nomogram I, and 0.742 for nomogram II, showing a significant advantage for nomogram II (P = 0.009) compared with %fPSA while the other model did not differ from %fPSA (P = 0.15 and P = 0.41). All models overestimated the predicted PCa probability. Conclusions. Beside ROC analysis, calibration is an important tool to determine the true value of using a model in clinical practice. The worth of multivariate models is limited when external validations were performed without knowledge of the circumstances of the model's development.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":"2012 ","pages":"643181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3399415/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30788374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN urologyPub Date : 2012-01-01Epub Date: 2012-02-20DOI: 10.5402/2012/109858
Vesna Antovska
{"title":"Outcome Assessment of the Marshall Coughing Test during Cervix Reposition Maneuver in Women with Urinary Stress Incontinence with/without Genital Prolapse.","authors":"Vesna Antovska","doi":"10.5402/2012/109858","DOIUrl":"10.5402/2012/109858","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objectives. Outcome assessment of the Marshall coughing test (MT) during cervix reposition maneuver (CRM) in women with urinary stress incontinence (USI) with/without genital prolapse (GP). Study Design. 268 patients, divided into USIg (n = 132) with isolated USI and USIGPg (n = 136) with USI and GP stage I/II, additionally divided into USIGP(A) (n = 78) with USI and GP stage I and USIGP(B) (n = 58) with USI and GP stage II, were evaluated with pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POPQ), MT, and CRM. Results. (a) 7.58% had (+) MT with CRM in USIg; (b) in up to 96.15% MT became negative during CRM in USIGP(A); (c) in 51.72% MT became positive only during CRM, as a sign for occult USI in USIGP(B); (d) point Aa (POPQ), which is bladder neck(BN) projection on the anterior vaginal wall, was situated higher in rest position (RP), but moved lower during the Valsalva maneuver (VM) in USIg versus USIGPg (P < 0.05). Conclusion. CRM could be useful arm in selection of (1) patients with isolated USI and great chance for postoperative failure; (2) patients with USI+GP stage I, who need GP repair during antistress surgery; (3) patients with USI + GP stage II, who need antistress procedure during vaginal hysterectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":" ","pages":"109858"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3302208/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40173549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN urologyPub Date : 2012-01-01Epub Date: 2012-03-04DOI: 10.5402/2012/762340
Bülent Altunoluk, Sefa Resim, Erkan Efe, Mustafa Eren, Can Benlioglu, Nazim Kankilic, Halit Baykan
{"title":"Fournier's Gangrene: Conventional Dressings versus Dressings with Dakin's Solution.","authors":"Bülent Altunoluk, Sefa Resim, Erkan Efe, Mustafa Eren, Can Benlioglu, Nazim Kankilic, Halit Baykan","doi":"10.5402/2012/762340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/762340","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Purpose. Fournier's gangrene is a fulminant and destructive inflammation of the scrotum, penis, and perineum. The objective of this study was to compare 2 different approaches to wound management after aggressive surgical debridement. Methods. Data from 14 patients with Fournier's gangrene were retrospectively collected (2005-2011). Once the patients were stabilized following surgery, they were treated with either daily antiseptic (povidone iodine) dressings (group I, n = 6) or dressings with dakin's solution (sodium hypochloride) (group II, n = 8). Results. The mean age of the patients was 68.2 ± 7.8 (55-75) years in group I and 66.9 ± 10.2 (51-79) years in group II. Length of hospital stay was 13 ± 3.5 (7-16) days in group I and 8.9 ± 3.0 (4-12) days in group II (P < 0.05). The number and rate of mortality was 1/6 (16.7%) in group I, and 1/8 (12.5%) in group II. Conclusions. The hospitalization time can be reduced with the use of dakin's solution for the dressings in the treatment of FG. Also, dressings with dakin's solution seems to have favorable effects on morbidity and mortality. Consequently dakin's solution may alter the treatment of this disastrous disease by reducing cost, morbidity and mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":89401,"journal":{"name":"ISRN urology","volume":"2012 ","pages":"762340"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5402/2012/762340","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30601889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}