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Pancreatitis, complicated by a pancreatic pseudocyst associated with the use of valproic acid.

A 12-year-old boy developed pancreatitis, complicated by a pancreatic pseudocyst, as an adverse reaction to valproic acid (VPA) treatment for epilepsy. Pancreatitis subsided within three weeks after discontinuation of VPA. The pancreatic pseudocyst was managed without surgery and resolved spontaneously in four weeks. Valproic acid was concluded to be the most probable cause, since no other explanation was found. According to the literature VPA is a rare but known cause of pancreatitis. A computer-assisted literature search revealed seven previously reported cases of VPA-induced pancreatitis complicated by a pancreatic pseudocyst. Six of these patients were under 20 years of age. Four patients were treated conservatively; three needed cystostomy or external drainage. All patients recovered. Patients using VPA, especially children, presenting with acute abdominal pain should be suspected of valproic acid-induced pancreatitis. If VPA induced pancreatitis is complicated by a pseudocyst, conservative treatment should be the first line of treatment.

Acute Disease↗

Nephrovesical subcutaneous ureteric bypass: long-term results in patients with advanced metastatic disease-improvement of renal function and quality of life.

OBJECTIVE: Placing a percutaneous nephrostomy often is the only and final solution for patients with metastatic disease, where internal ureteral stenting proved to be impossible. METHODS: Between August 1999 and June 2005, 31 nephrovesical ureteric bypasses were implanted in 28 patients with advanced metastatic disease. The ureteric bypass consists of two subcutaneously connected 12F polyurethane tubes, placed as a nephrostomy and cystostomy. Urinary culture, serum creatinine, quality of life score, and renal ultrasonography were evaluated at follow-up. RESULTS: Mean follow-up was 11.9 mo (range, 2-54 mo). Preoperative hydronephrosis was eliminated in 27 cases (87.1%) and reduced in the remaining four kidneys (12.9%). Preoperative serum creatinine levels (5.9+/-3.2 mg%) decreased significantly postoperatively (1.4+/-0.9 mg%). Mean quality of life score was 3.4+/-1.4 preoperatively and 7.6+/-1.0 postoperatively. In five patients (17.9%) the system had to be replaced due to occlusion at a mean follow-up of 10.2 mo. CONCLUSION: This nephrovesical ureteric bypass is a simple, minimally invasive, and highly effective treatment for patients with hydronephrosis resulting from advanced oncologic disease. Patients gain a better quality of life due to increased independence and mobility during their final stages of life.

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Ureteral complications in the renal transplant recipient after laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy.

OBJECTIVES: We report on ureteral and surgical complications in our first 110 consecutive recipients of kidneys procured with laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN). METHODS: The records of all living donor transplants with LLDN performed between February 1999 and December 2004, including 10 pediatric transplants, were reviewed retrospectively. Three urologists performed LLDN using a pure laparoscopic non-hand-assisted transperitoneal technique. Kidney transplantation was performed in a standard fashion. For ureteroneocystostomy, the intravesical Politano-Leadbetter (P-L) technique was used. RESULTS: Two-year patient and graft survival was 99% and 98%, respectively. Serum creatinine at 12 months was 1.36+/-0.1mg/dl in adult and 0.99+/-0.23 mg/dl in pediatric recipients. Nineteen right donor kidneys were transplanted into adult recipients. Surgical complications included three symptomatic lymphoceles, one peritransplant haematoma and one kinking of a lower pole artery. All five (4.5%) ureteral complications occurred in adult recipients with a mean age of 33.2+/-2.8 years. The incidence of ureteral complications was not clustered around the early phase of our LLDN experience. Of the three (2.7%) patients diagnosed with ureteral obstruction, two required ureteral reimplantation, and one was managed conservatively. Another two patients (1.8%) with a urinary leak received a double J stent and a cystostomy catheter for 3 and 5 months, respectively. Of the five patients with a ureteral complication, three had received a donor kidney with more than one renal artery. CONCLUSIONS: LLDN combined with the intravesical (P-L) ureteral implantation technique provides excellent graft outcomes with low recipient morbidity. Renal artery multiplicity may increase the risk of ureteral complications.

Adolescent↗

Bladder augmentation with acellular dermal biomatrix in a diseased animal model.

PURPOSE: The use of bowel for bladder augmentation is associated with many complications. We have reported that acellular dermal biomatrix can be used successfully for directing the regeneration of each key bladder wall element in healthy domestic pigs. Before proposing that this material should be used in the human setting a final set of experiments using this scaffold to replace diseased bladder wall is necessary. We determined if acellular dermal biomatrix can be used to replace diseased bladder wall. We compared our findings to our previous results. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six domestic male pigs underwent urethral ligation and suprapubic tube placement. Five female pigs served as controls for bladder dynamics. Machined resistance valves of 5 and 10 cm H(2)O pressure were placed into the lumen of the cystostomy catheter for a mean of 3.3 weeks (range 3 to 4). Obstruction was then relieved and partial cystectomy was performed, followed by augmentation with a 4 x 4 cm segment of acellular dermal biomatrix of the markedly thickened and poorly compliant bladder. Animals were sacrificed 3 months following augmentation. Standard urodynamic studies were performed. Contractility and compliance were measured in freshly isolated regenerated and native bladder tissues. Histological evaluation was performed on hematoxylin and eosin, and Masson's trichrome stained sections. RESULTS: Bladder compliance was markedly decreased after 3.3 weeks of obstruction. Mean compliance +/- SEM before obstruction was 16.28 +/- 9.21 cm H(2)O. After 3.3 weeks of obstruction average compliance was 4.13 +/- 0.98 cm H(2)O. One pig died 2 weeks following augmentation due to graft separation and sepsis. Gross examination of augmented bladders revealed the complete replacement of acellular dermal biomatrix with bladder tissue. Histological evaluation revealed extensive fibrosis with small islands of poorly organized muscle in contrast to the complete regeneration of mucosa, smooth muscle and serosa seen in augmentations previously performed in healthy animal bladders. Maximum contractile tension of the patch tissue was not different than that in the native tissue from the obstructed hypertrophied bladder but it was only approximately 10% of the tension produced by healthy tissue from nonobstructed augmented bladders. The obstructed bladder patch and native tissue was approximately 14 times stiffer than healthy bladder tissue. CONCLUSIONS: While augmentation of healthy porcine bladder with acellular dermal biomatrix results in excellent functional bladder tissue regeneration, similar experiments in a porcine model of obstructed bladder disease failed to show favorable results. Therefore, acellular dermal biomatrix cannot be recommended at this time for human bladder dysfunction. Results support the contention that matrices designed for human bladder augmentation should be tested in a disease animal model before recommending them for human bladder dysfunction.

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Suprapubic electroresection of prostate in three patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and previous surgery for long urethral stricture.

The treatment of patients presenting with severe symptoms of obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia and a history of previous surgery for long urethral stricture is still a matter of discussion. We report on 3 patients in whom resection of the prostate was performed using a dilated cystostomy approach under spinal anesthesia. All men had undergone dorsal onlay urethroplasty for long urethral stricture before prostate resection. The good outcome demonstrated the feasibility and safety of prostate resection using a suprapubic approach, which may become a treatment option in this group of patients.

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Small intestine submucosa in urethral stricture repair in a consecutive series.

OBJECTIVES: To define the feasibility of acellular porcine small intestine submucosa (SIS) as a xenograft implant. SIS is commercially available and approved for use in humans. METHODS: Five patients underwent open surgery for urethral stricture repair using SIS and a four-layer SIS graft. Two patients had a bulbar stricture and three had a combined penile-bulbar stricture. The median stricture length was 9 cm (range 3.5 to 10). All patients underwent at least one internal urethrotomy. The urethral stricture repair was performed as an onlay urethroplasty. SIS was used to augment the urethral caliber at the stricture site. A catheter and percutaneous cystostomy for drainage were placed. The catheter was removed 10 days after surgery. Three weeks postoperatively, voiding cystourethrography and retrograde urethrography were performed. RESULTS: Preoperatively, flow studies were available for 3 patients, in 1 patient voiding was not possible because of urinary retention, and in 1 patient the preoperative flow study was not available (surgery was performed on the basis of the preoperative urethrographic findings). The mean maximal flow rate was 4.2 mL/s (n = 3); the mean value of the mean flow rate was 2.6 mL/s (n = 3). Postoperatively, 1 patient had extravasation, which was treated by prolonged suprapubic drainage. One patient had severe urethritis and one urinary tract infection. Four patients had a recurrent stricture after a mean of 12.4 months (range 3.7 to 17.5). Two patients underwent open repair using buccal mucosa and two refused repeated surgery. CONCLUSIONS: In 4 patients, the operation was not successful. Because of the poor results, we discontinued the use of SIS for open urethral stricture repair.

Aged↗

Liposuction-assisted nerve-sparing extended radical hysterectomy: oncologic rationale, surgical anatomy, and feasibility study.

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to improve the therapeutic index of radical hysterectomy by extending the resection of parametrial tissue without further impairing pelvic autonomic nerve functions. STUDY DESIGN: We studied the topographic anatomy of the parametrial tissue with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging and by dissection of fresh human cadavers. We then performed a clinical feasibility study of the liposuction-assisted nerve-sparing extended radical hysterectomy. RESULTS: Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated that the perispinous adipose tissue is retained after type III radical hysterectomy and is a frequent site of tumor recurrence. The perispinous adipose tissue contains the pelvic plexus, the pelvic splanchnic nerves, small blood vessels, and lymphatic tissue. We developed the liposuction-assisted nerve-sparing extended radical hysterectomy and applied it to seven consecutive patients with cervical or vaginal cancer. No intraoperative or postoperative complications occurred. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging assured us that perispinous adipose tissue was cleared in all cases. A metastatic lymph node was found in the perispinous adipose tissue removed by liposuction from one patient. Suprapubic cystostomies could be removed after a median period of 12 days. CONCLUSION: The nerve-sparing removal of perispinous adipose tissue by liposuction is a feasible addition to wide en bloc parametrectomy in anatomically defined planes.

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[Perineo-scrotal gangrene: apropos of 31 cases].

Fournier's gangrene is a fascitis of the perineum and of the external genitalia. It is a serious infection with rapid evolution and a severe prognosis. It is also unpredictable towards the necrosis. It concerns a series of 31 cases of the perineal scrotal gangrene supervised in the department of surgical visceral emergency of the Ibn Rochd University hospital of Casablanca between 1992 and 2000. In this investigation, the male predominance is important and the mean age is 49 years. The diagnostic delay is 12 days. The symptomatology was dominated by edema and erythema signs, fever and pain. The skin necrosis was seated in the perineum and the scrotum. A septic shock was noticed in six patients and a condition of deep coma in two other patients. Etiology of gangrene was of coloproctologic origin in 15 cases and of urogenital origin in five patients. The bacteriological parietal swabs was positive in 11 cases. The therapeutic take-in-charge consisted of urgent measures of reanimation for six patients. The likely wide spectrum antibiotic therapy consisting of a triple association (beta lactam antibiotic, nitrite-imidazole compound and aminoglycoside) with a secondary adaptation that was recommended for all patients. All the patient underwent surgical debridement of the necrotic tissue with incisions and drainage of the involved areas of the of all the operated-on patients, 26 had colostomy, five among them had both colostomy and cystostomy. The overall evolution was favorable except in eight cases of death. In all, the authors insist on the positive diagnosis as well as the early take-in-charge of the disease to avoid complications of local or general order and recommended the preventive treatment with the precocious treatment of the causing infection.

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in the diagnosis of biliary malformations in infants.

The differentiation of infantile biliary malformations from primary parenchymal diseases is difficult. The recent development of a pediatric side-viewing endoscope (PJF Endoscope; Olympus Corporation of America) provided an opportunity to investigate the usefulness of endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) for precise visualization of the extrahepatic biliary passages in infants with persistent cryptogenic cholestasis. ERC was performed in 12 patients, with visualization of the existing extrahepatic bile ducts in 4. The entire biliary system was visualized in one, excluding extrahepatic biliary atresia and choledochal cyst. The reduced caliber of the intrahepatic bile ducts and histological observations in a percutaneous liver biopsy supported the diagnosis of intrahepatic biliary hypoplasia in this case. An intact hepatic portochole cystostomy was documented in one, although the intrahepatic biliary system was not delineated. Atresia of the hepatic bile ducts proximal to the gallbladder was documented in two. Of the eight patients in whom extrahepatic bile ducts were not visualized by ERC, six had extrahepatic biliary atresia confirmed at exploratory laparotomy. The papilla of Vater could not be located in four of these six infants. The remaining two had neonatal hepatitis. ERC may offer a useful alternative to operative cholangiography in selected infants with persistent cholestasis and acholic stools.

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Transanorectal approach for the treatment of urogenital sinus: preliminary report.

The treatment of the urogenital sinus with normal rectum still represents a challenge. A perineal approach with or without a skin flap seems to be effective for those patients with a low implantation of the vagina. However, in patients with a high vaginal implantation, this treatment frequently fails to provide a good, functional vagina due to a narrow, strictured vaginal opening. Based on previous experience in the treatment of more than 80 patients with a persistent cloaca, a posterior sagittal transanorectal approach with a protective colostomy was performed in three patients with urogenital sinus and normal rectum. The pelvis was approached through a midsagittal posterior incision; the coccyx was split and the entire anorectal sphincteric mechanism was divided in the midline. The rectum was bivalved in the midline including both posterior and anterior rectal walls. This provided excellent exposure to the urogenital sinus. The vagina was then fully separated from the urogenital sinus (as described in cases of persistent cloacas), and then mobilized and sutured to the perineum. The rectum and sphincteric mechanism were meticulously reconstructed. A midline incision assures the preservation of anorectal innervation, and provides excellent exposure to the pelvis. Anal dilatations are not necessary to maintain a patent and supple anorectal opening because the rectum has two suture lines, one in front of the other. After the colostomy was closed, all patients had appropriate bowel control for their age; two of them are fully continent for urine and the third one still has a suprapubic cystostomy tube waiting for a repair of an additional urethral malformation.

Anal Canal↗

Further experience in reconstructive surgery for cloacal anomalies.

This paper describes 13 more cases of urogenital sinus malformation with an anorectal anomaly, usually rectal atresia with rectovaginal fistula. It is vital to define the anatomy precisely in these cases to guide the operative approach best suited for repair. Neonatal loop colostomy is needed in most. Intermittent catheterization of the bladder and/or urine-filled vagina via the urogenital sinus can allow temporizing until the child is old enough for a definitive reconstruction. Various urinary diversions are best avoided if possible, except possibly a simple temporary suprapubic cystostomy. It is best to complete the reconstructive operation, in a single procedure which is often long and complex. Preliminary AP pullthrough of the colon without repair of the genitourinary aspect of the problem can lead to urinary tract stasis and serious obstructive uropathy. A satisfactory functional and anatomic solution is possible in most of these girls.

Adolescent↗

Correction of congenital hydronephrosis in utero II. Decompression reverses the effects of obstruction on the fetal lung and urinary tract.

Urethral obstruction and urachal ligation at 93-107 days gestation produced severe hydronephrosis, hydroureter, megacystis, and urinary ascites as well as significant pulmonary hypoplasia in 17 fetal lambs. Obstructions in 9 fetuses subsequently were relieved in utero by suprapubic cutaneous cystostomy. At birth, all 4 liveborn obstructed lambs had respiratory insufficiency, and only 1 survived. Four others were stillborn. The lungs were significantly hypoplastic by weight and volume (p less than 0.025). All 8 had advanced megacystis, hydroureter, and hydronephrosis but no cystic or dysplastic renal changes. In contrast, 7 liveborn lambs diverted in utero had far less respiratory difficulty and all survived (p = 0.002). Two were stillborn. The lung weight was significantly increased (p less than 0.05). All lambs undergoing in utero decompression showed significant resolution of the severe urinary tract dilatation seen in the obstructed lambs. In utero decompression of the obstructed fetal urinary tract allows the abnormally small lungs to grow and develop and hydronephrosis to resolve.

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Rare traumatic aorto-iliac dissection injury in a child with pelvic fracture and urethral rupture: a case report.

This is a case report of polytrauma in a 4-year-old boy who sustained a rare aorto-iliac dissection injury along with pelvic fracture and rupture of posterior urethra. This child was initially treated for the rupture of posterior urethra and extravasation of urine with suprapubic cystostomy and drainage. Lower limb ischemia developed later. Exploration showed aorto-iliac dissection injury for which aorto-iliac replacement grafting was carried out. Subsequently delayed repair of posterior urethral rupture by transpubic urethroplasty was carried out.

Accidents, Traffic↗

Prune belly syndrome with penile and urethral agenesis: report of a case.

The authors report the case of an infant born with prune belly syndrome associated with penile and urethral agenesis. At 15 weeks' gestation, antenatal ultrasonography showed a fetal giant bladder, congenital hydronephrosis, and oligohydramnios, and at 17 weeks' gestation, a fetal vesicoamniotic shunt operation was performed. A boy was born at 33 weeks' gestation with prune belly syndrome, an anocutaneous fistula, and penile agenesis. A cystostomy and cut-back operation were performed immediately, showing urethral agenesis, no urethral opening, and left renal hypoplasia. Thereafter, his renal system began functioning normally, and a urinary tract infection resolved. The authors speculate that the prune belly syndrome in this patient was caused by penile and urethral agenesis.

Fetal Diseases↗

Experience with 30 posttraumatic rectourethral fistulas: presentation of posterior transsphincteric anterior rectal wall advancement.

PURPOSE: We present the challenging problems involving the treatment of rectourethral fistulas, especially those caused by war wounds. Various existing techniques used by a single surgeon are compared in this study. The method of posterior transsphincteric anterior rectal wall advancement is described as the treatment of choice. We emphasize the importance of fecal and urinary diversion. To our knowledge this series is the largest in the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1981 to 1994 we treated 30 men 18 to 50 years old (mean age 34) with posttraumatic rectourethral fistulas, including 23 (76.5%) caused by missiles. Urethroscopy with digital examination under anesthesia was the most reliable diagnostic study. End sigmoid colostomy and suprapubic cystostomy were performed in all patients. RESULTS: In 14 patients (46.5%) the fistula healed after double diversion but 16 (53.5%) required reconstruction for repair. Of the 6 procedures using established techniques in 5 patients 3 (50%) failed and 3 were successful but a urethral stricture developed after 2 (66%). On the other hand, in all patients (100%) who underwent repair via posterior transsphincteric anterior rectal wall advancement the fistula resolved and a stricture developed in 3 (27%). Fistula size and extent of fibrosis affected treatment, while etiology did not. Urethral obstruction complicated only the missile wounds. CONCLUSIONS: Double diversion has resulted in resolution of approximately half of the small, less fibrous fistulas. Early repair is recommended for large fibrous fistulas. Anterior rectal wall advancement through a posterior transsphincteric incision offers a new option that has proved to be successful and safe, and causes fewer urethral complications. It also provided good visualization with minimal bleeding and was less painful. Double diversion is a prerequisite to reconstruction.

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Core-through urethrotomy using the neodymium: YAG laser for obliterative urethral strictures after traumatic urethral disruption and/or distraction defects: long-term outcome.

PURPOSE: We assessed the feasibility, efficacy and long-term outcome of neodymium (Nd):YAG laser core-through urethrotomy for posttraumatic urethral stricture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between May 1997 and April 2000, 65 patients 5 to 62 years old underwent laser core-through urethrotomy for posttraumatic urethral stricture. Most patients had been involved in a motor vehicle accident but 8 and 3 sustained trauma after tractor injury and a railroad accident, respectively. All patients underwent suprapubic cystostomy formation and 18 had previously undergone anastomotic urethroplasty, railroad or attempted cold knife core-through urethrotomy. Mean stricture length was 2.2 cm. on bi-directional uroradiography and endoscopy. All strictures were in the bulbomembranous urethra except 3, which were prostatic-supraprostatic. The procedure was technically unsuccessful in 4 cases. Core-through urethrotomy was performed using Nd:YAG a 600 mu. contact bare fiber at 15 to 20 W. on an outpatient basis. Catheter removal and voiding cystourethrography were performed at 6 weeks. Uroflowmetry and urethroscopy were done 3 months after urethral catheter removal. Followup was 9 to 44 months. RESULTS: Nd:YAG laser core-through urethrotomy was performed on an outpatient basis successfully in all except 4 cases without any intraoperative or postoperative complications. Blood transfusion was not required. Although most patients were symptom-free, a few underwent initial optical internal urethrotomy and/or endoscopic dilation before the stricture became stable. The urethral lumen was obliterated again in 2 cases. CONCLUSIONS: Nd:YAG laser core-through urethrotomy is feasible and effective with good long-term results for posttraumatic urethral stricture.

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Central muscarinic receptor subtypes regulating voiding in rats.

PURPOSE: Muscarinic receptors are distributed widely in the brain. A recent study revealed that central muscarinic receptors are involved in voiding regulation. However, to our knowledge the role of each muscarinic receptor subtype has not been resolved. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of intracerebroventricular administration of selective muscarinic M1 to M4 receptor antagonists on voiding function in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Female Sprague-Dawley rats were cannulated for intracerebroventricular infusion under halothane anesthesia. In experiment 1 cystometry was performed in conscious rats, and BC and maximal voiding pressure were measured. In experiment 2 a catheter was inserted via the bladder dome to the bladder neck and UPP was measured by saline infusion. Repeat cystostomy was performed, and saline infusion and discharge saline, BC, maximal IVP and minimal UPP were measured in conscious rats. Pirenzepine, methoctramine, pFHHSiD and MT-3 were used as selective M1, M2, M3 and M4 muscarinic receptor antagonists, respectively, which were injected intracerebroventricularly. RESULTS: In experiment 1 pirenzepine and pFHHSiD increased BC and decreased maximal voiding pressure. Methoctramine and MT-3 decreased BC. In experiment 2 pirenzepine and pFHHSiD increased BC and minimal UPP, and decreased maximal IVP. Methoctramine and MT-3 decreased BC and maximal IVP. Minimal UPP remained unchanged. CONCLUSIONS: Intracerebroventricular administration of muscarinic M1 and M3 receptor antagonists inhibited urination in conscious rats, while M2 and M4 receptor antagonists induced excitatory changes.

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Is sphincterotomy the best management of the spinal cord injured bladder?

Transurethral incision of the external urinary sphincter with condom catheter drainage has long been used in the management of the male quadriplegic or high thoracic level paraplegic with neurogenic bladder. The decrease in outlet resistance is believed to lower the high intravesical pressures associated with detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia and obviate the need for an indwelling catheter, with its associated infectious complications. We reviewed 16 consecutive cases of sphincterotomy performed at our institution during the last 8 years to determine the long-term success rate and outcome of this mode of bladder management. Of the patients 13 are cervical level quadriplegics and 3 are thoracic level paraplegics who were unable to perform self-catheterization. Preoperative urodynamics most commonly demonstrated detrusor external sphincter dyssynergia, moderate to severe hyperreflexia and decreased compliance. Followup ranged from 3 months to 8 years (median 39 months). Only 8 of 16 patients still manage the bladder with a condom catheter, while 8 have an indwelling suprapubic cystostomy tube. Only 1 patient followed for more than 4 years postoperatively still uses condom catheter drainage. The most common reason for conversion to suprapubic drainage was difficulty with the external appliance but other reasons included desire for increased independence, high post-void residual volumes and renal deterioration. We conclude that sphincterotomy is generally effective in decreasing outlet resistance and improving voiding efficiency initially but that careful patient selection and close long-term followup are necessary to guarantee long-term success.

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