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Urologic and plastic surgical collaboration for continent diversion when urine leakage is complicated by pressure ulcers or obesity.

BACKGROUND: Patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction and urine leakage combined with pressure ulceration, fistulae, and/or obesity present a major surgical challenge. Given the urgent need to control urine leakage, suprapubic cystostomy or incontinent urinary diversion such as ileal conduit often are chosen for definitive intervention, despite the fact that continent urinary diversion generally is the preferred method of management for the motivated patient. DESIGN: Case series. METHOD: This article presents 4 patients in whom urine leakage was complicated by pressure ulcers, urethral erosion, and/or morbid obesity. Due to the complicated nature of their problems, these patients were managed in a collaborative fashion by the departments of urology, plastic surgery, and physiatry. Each of these patients underwent a combined surgical intervention that addressed issues of skin ulceration or morbid obesity and allowed for continent urinary diversion. RESULTS: After intervention, all 4 patients were independent in bladder management and were completely continent. CONCLUSION: This series demonstrates how collaboration between the urologist and plastic surgeon in evaluation and treatment planning allows for the formulation of surgical options that include continent urinary diversion.

Adolescent↗

Transurethral resection in children with urethral stricture and occlusion.

Technical considerations of urethral surgery in children are critical because of the small size and delicacy of the urethra. From 1984 to 1989, children ages 4 to 14 years with serious traumatic urethral strictures (n = 5) or occlusion (n = 5) were treated. For anterior lesions, transurethral resection (TUR) with a Storz urethroresectoscope (10F-15F) was used to excise all scar tissue after the stenotic tract had been incised or dilated. For lesions in the posterior urethra, the bladder was opened or the cystostomy tract dilated, allowing the operator's index finger to be passed to the posterior end of the lesion while an assistant's finger was inserted into the patient's rectum. A sharp-tip 4F sound was then guided up the urethra into the bladder, the lesion was dilated, and the scar tissue was excised. With an average of 24.4 months of follow-up, success was achieved in all patients, requiring one session in seven patients and two or three sessions in the others. Recurrences in three patients were cured by repeat TUR. There were three cases of epididymitis and two of scrotal edema. This procedure is recommended as the treatment of choice for children with urethral strictures or occlusions. Thorough clearance of scar tissue is valuable to enhance the cure rate.

Adolescent↗

Percutaneous suprapubic cystolithotripsy for vesical calculi in children.

BACKGROUND: The majority of vesical calculi in adults can now be treated per-urethrally with the use of ultrasonic or pneumatic lithotripsy. However, the use of these devices is restricted in pediatric patients by the narrow caliber of the urethra. A percutaneous suprapubic approach to the bladder circumvents the problem of urethral caliber in these situations. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty-eight children presenting with bladder stones underwent percutaneous suprapubic cystolithotripsy (PCCL) between November 1989 and April 1996. The age ranged from 1.5 to 7 years. The stone size ranged from 0.8 to 2.4 cm. Seven of these were recurrent stones, and five of the patients were female. The procedure was done under general anesthesia, and the equipment was the same as for upper tract endourology. The bladder was distended with saline and a suprapubic puncture made. The nephroscope was introduced after tract dilation and the stone removed, intact if small or after fragmentation if >1 cm. The procedure was done without fluoroscopy. A suprapubic catheter was left in for 48 hours. RESULTS: All patients had an uneventful recovery following stone removal. The average hospital stage was 3 days. Here, the access provided by percutaneous suprapubic cystostomy has been combined with the experience gained in upper-tract endourology to perform procedures that would otherwise require open operation because of nonavailability of urethral access. CONCLUSION: Extension of endourologic procedures to the lower tract reduces morbidity and hospital stay and thus the cost of treatment. Percutaneous suprapubic cystolithotripsy, in our experience, is a safe and cost-effective alternative to open surgery in children.

Child↗

High-intensive focused ultrasound in localized prostate cancer.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The results of the standard treatment for prostate cancer-radical prostatectomy-are not entirely satisfactory. A new local therapy, transrectal high-intensive focused ultrasound (HIFU), has been developed. We reviewed our experience with HIFU for palliation of localized prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Our series included 65 men with confirmed prostate cancer without detectable metastases who were not suitable candidates for radical prostatectomy. After prophylactic suprapubic cystostomy, the patients were treated using the Ablatherm version 2.32 under spinal anesthesia. The effects were monitored by serum prostate specific antigen assays, digital rectal examination, and biopsy. The mean follow-up is 10 months (range 1-18 months). RESULTS: There were no intraoperative or postoperative deaths, and there have been no deaths from prostate cancer. Residual cancer was detected in 35% of the patients in whom only biopsy-positive portions of the prostate were treated and 17% of those in whom the entire gland was treated. Retreatment was performed 1 month after the first session in these patients. The prostate volume increased an average of 30% after treatment, but by 3 months, the gland was 10% to 20% smaller than its original size. Three patients suffered complications secondary to overheating of the rectal wall or treatment too close to the external urethral sphincter. CONCLUSION: The low morbidity, minimal invasiveness, avoidance of systemic side effects, and potentially curative effect make HIFU a potentially useful option for the treatment of localized prostate cancer.

Aged↗

Laparoscopic rectovesical fistula repair.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rectovesical fistula (RVF) is a rare complication of radical prostatectomy. A 62- year-old man with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent open radical prostatectomy that was complicated by rectal injury and subsequent RVF development. Conservative management failed, and the patient was referred for surgical correction. TECHNIQUE: The operative steps consisted of (1) cystoscopy, (2) RVF catheterization, (3) ureteral catheterization, (4) five-port transperitoneal laparoscopic approach, (5) cystotomy, (6) opening of the fistulous tract, (7) dissection between the bladder and the rectum, (8) closure of the rectum, (9) interposition of omentum, (10) suprapubic cystostomy placement, (11) bladder closure, and (12) colostomy creation. RESULTS: The operative time was 240 minutes. The hospital stay was 3 days. The urethral catheter was kept indwelling for 4 days. At 8 weeks postoperatively, the suprapubic tube was removed and the colostomy reversed. At 1-month follow-up, the patient remains free of fistula recurrence. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic rectovesical fistula repair is feasible and represents an attractive alternative to the standard approaches.

Cystoscopy↗

Hypospadias: simple, safe, and complete correction in two stages.

Hypospadias is a common abnormality treated by surgeons with different training and experience, using a wide variety of surgical methods. Ideally, reconstruction ought to be simple and safe with few complications, and the resulting penis should be satisfactory both functionally and cosmetically. These criteria are met by the following technique in which the first stage includes meatotomy, correction of the chordee, partial splitting of the glans penis, and covering the defect with a pedicle flap from the preputial hood. The second stage, performed six months later, is then easily carried out using available tissue to reconstruct the glans penis and the urethra. Urethrostomy or cystostomy is not necessary. More than 80 patients have undergone our two-stage operation, with very few complications. The procedure is suitable for all degrees of hypospadias and for congenital short urethra.

Child, Preschool↗

External ureteroneocystostomy and ureteroureterostomy in renal transplantation.

Reported are 204 primary external ureteroneocystostomies and 16 primary ureteroureterostomies in a series of 220 consecutive renal transplants. A total of 12 (5%) complications occurred; however, only seven (3%) required major operative repair, whereas five (2%) were minor and were repaired by cystoscopic or transvesical procedures. There was no mortality and no allograft loss from these complications, which tend to occur late and be amenable to prompt repair. Since the complications of external ureteroneocystostomy differ from those of the internal ureteroneocystostomy, a discussion of their treatment is provided. A review of literature shows that the external repair is growing in popularity because of its good results. The good results are attributable to the use of a short length of ureter, to the use of a continuous monofilament suture that produces an anastomosis less likely to leak, and to the need of a very small cystostomy.

Absorption↗

Urinary tract re-functionalization after long-term diversion. A 20-year experience with 177 patients.

From 1969 to 1990, previously diverted urinary tracts were 'undiverted' in 177 patients whose ages ranged from 1 to 31 years. Fifty-six of the patients (32%) had been diverted for 10 years or longer. There were 67 female and 110 male patients. Forty-four patients had only one kidney and in two of those patients it was a previous renal transplant. One patient was anephric at the time of reconstruction, having had two unsuccessful transplants. Most of the diversions had been considered permanent. Types of diversions that were reversed include ileal loop, colon conduit, loop ureterostomy or pyelostomy, end ureterostomy, cystostomy or vesicostomy, long-term nephrostomy, and ureterosigmoidostomy.

Adolescent↗

Management of pediatric perineal and genital burns: twenty-year review.

Between 1966 and 1986, fifty-seven pediatric patients with partial and/or full-thickness perineal and genital burns with a minimum of 1-year follow-up were identified. Fifty percent of the patients with genital burns and 20% of the patients with perineal and/or buttock burns required skin grafting in the acute stage. No patient required suprapubic cystostomies, diverting colostomies, or local flap coverage of exposed testicles. Burn scar contractures were the most frequent complications. Thirty-two patients (56%) required contracture release of the perineum and coverage with either skin grafts or local skin flaps. In three patients (6%) contracture required release of the penis and scrotum. One patient lost a testicle. Three patients developed rectal prolapse and were treated without surgery. Four patients developed rectal stenosis with fecal incontinence because of burn scar contracture and were treated by anal dilatation, local transposition flaps, and/or excision of the scar and primary closure. Acute management of pediatric patients with such injuries can be conservative. Delayed complications of contractures of the perineum and genitals can be easily corrected with scar excisions, skin grafts, or the use of local skin flaps.

Burns↗

Evaluation and management of traumatic posterior urethral disruption with flexible cystourethroscopy.

BACKGROUND: We sought to consolidate evaluation and management of traumatic urethral disruption using cystourethroscopic evaluation without retrograde urethrogram or suprapubic cystostomy placement. METHODS: We review our experience with initial flexible cystourethroscopic evaluation of suspected urethral injury from blunt trauma with placement of a Council urethral catheter to provide primary endoscopic realignment of the urethra. RESULTS: Access into the bladder was achieved in 8 of 10 patients. After a mean follow-up of 18 months (range, 9-27 months) in the six living patients, only three have required treatment for urethral stricture--direct vision internal urethrotomy in two, and open perineal urethroplasty in one. Urinary continence has been achieved in five of six patients. CONCLUSION: Primary flexible cystourethroscopy with placement of a urethral catheter streamlines evaluation of traumatic posterior urethral injury. In the presence of partial disruption it provided stricture-free outcomes in three of three surviving patients.

Adult↗

Urogenital manifestations of Wegener granulomatosis.

We report 8 patients with Wegener granulomatosis (WG) who suffered from symptomatic urogenital involvement including acute urinary retention related to prostatitis, orchitis, ureteral stenosis, bladder pseudotumor, and penile ulceration. Urogenital manifestations occurred as an isolated manifestation of WG in 4 patients, at the onset of the disease in 1 patient, and as the only symptom of relapse in 3. Data used to distinguish specific WG involvement from infection or cyclophosphamide urothelial toxicity are discussed. Four patients needed a surgical procedure consisting of suprapubic cystostomy for acute urinary retention, bilateral ureteral double J stents for bilateral ureteral stenosis, and prostate transurethral resection. Urogenital symptoms promptly resolved with medical therapy. High-dose corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs should be used as first-line therapy to avoid unnecessary surgery.

Adult↗

Percutaneous management of a bladder-drained pancreas transplant pseudocyst by a transcystic approach.

BACKGROUND: We describe a 35-year-old male type 1 diabetic who underwent a cadaveric combined kidney-bladder-drained pancreas transplant with a duodenocystostomy for exocrine drainage who developed a large pelvic pseudocyst associated with a dilated pancreatic duct and an elevated serum amylase level. METHODS: Due to the risk of surgical revision and the possibility of creating a cutaneous fistula with conventional percutaneous drainage, a pseudocyst-to-bladder drainage was performed. After the procedure, the catheter was capped to allow drainage of the pancreatic secretions into the bladder. RESULTS: After drainage, the patient's serum amylase and lipase normalized along with resolution of the pseudocyst. The tube was removed after 19 weeks with no evidence of a recurrent pseudocyst and a normal serum amylase level. CONCLUSION: The percutaneous pseudocyst-cystostomy obviated the need for surgical revision of the exocrine gland drainage and thus eliminated the morbidity and the potential risk of graft loss associated with such surgery.

Adult↗

Urinary tract infection in individuals with spinal cord lesion.

Urinary tract infection is the most frequently reported secondary impairment in individuals with spinal cord lesion. The most prevalent risk indicator is an indwelling catheter. Hydrophilic catheters for clean intermittent catheterization may induce lower rates of bacteriuria and long-term urethral complications. Due to chronic bacterial infection within biofilms, an antibacterial treatment based on a urinary culture of bacteria in the urine and its antimicrobial susceptibility may fail to eradicate catheter-associated urinary tract infection. No commercially available drugs are sufficiently active against the bacteria in a mature biofilm. Biomaterials may be modified to decrease the formation of a biofilm. Silver alloy catheters are effective in preventing urinary tract infection when indwelling urinary catheterization is necessary. The risk of systemic argyria in long-term use needs to be evaluated. Suprapubic cystostomy drainage in patients with neurogenic bladder is preferred to an indwelling urethral catheter. In cases of recurring urinary tract infection in patients with a permanent urinary catheter, it may be beneficial to change the catheter every 1 or 2 weeks. There is some evidence that cranberry products may prevent urinary tract infection. In the future, bacterial interference and vaccination may be a possibility for prevention of urinary tract infection.

Bacterial Physiological Phenomena↗

Pharmacological modulation of ureteral peristalsis in a chronically instrumented conscious pig model. I: Effect of cholinergic stimulation and inhibition.

PURPOSE: We evaluated in vivo the role of muscarinic receptors on ureteral peristaltic frequency and contraction force in a large animal model using pharmacological manipulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 12 female pigs weighing a mean +/- SEM of 72 +/- 4 kg were chronically instrumented using an electronic pressure monitoring catheter in the right ureter. Furthermore, nephrostomy, arterial, venous and cystostomy catheters were placed. Ureteral peristalsis was repeatedly recorded before and after the administration of atropine and carbachol. RESULTS: Systemic and local effects of the 2 agents were observed. Compared with controls we recorded an increase in mean ureteral peristaltic frequency (2.0 +/- 0.3 versus 1.6 +/- 0.6 minutes-1, p <0.05) and mean contraction force (50.1 +/- 1.4 versus 45.3 +/- 1.7 cm H(2)O, p <0.05) during renal pelvis perfusion with 0.25 ml per minute saline. Administration of atropine or carbachol modulated neither the force of contraction nor the frequency of ureteral peristalsis in vivo (p >0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Smooth muscle motor activity at the mid and distal ureter is not modulated by muscarinic receptors. Peristaltic frequency is directly related to the pyelocaliceal load during a rate of diuresis not exceeding animal normal diuresis plus 0.25 ml per minute. Ureteral contraction force increases only in the mid ureter with increased diuresis.

Animals↗

Roles of opiate in lower urinary tract dysfunction associated with spinal cord injury in rats.

PURPOSE: It has been reported that the opiate receptor system in the spinal cord is involved in bladder and urethral function. We determined whether U-50488 (trans-3,4-dichloro-N-methyl-N-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl]-benzeneacetamide), a kappa opioid receptor agonist, could decrease detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia (DSD) and, thus, improve voiding efficiency in conscious, spinal cord injured (SCI) rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Experiments were done in female Sprague-Dawley rats in which the spinal cord was completely transected at the T6-8 level 4 weeks prior to performing cystometry while conscious and held in a restraining cage. Experiments were also performed in normal spinal cord rats. Saline was infused (0.1 ml per minute) via the cystostomy catheter into the bladder. Voiding efficiency was determined by measuring voided and residual volumes. After performing a control cystometrogram increasing doses of U-50488 (0.01, 0.1, 1 and 10 mg/kg) were administered intravenously at 1-hour intervals. The effects of nor-binaltorphimine dihydrochloride, a kappa opioid receptor antagonist, on U-50488 induced changes in voiding parameters were also examined. RESULTS: A high dose of U-50488 (1 to 10 mg/kg) significantly decreased contraction amplitude and bladder capacity (p <0.01 to 0.05) in normal spinal cord and SCI rats. A low dose of U-50488 (0.01 mg/kg) increased voiding efficiency by 32.7% without decreasing bladder capacity in SCI rats. Nor-binaltorphimine hydroparameters counteracted the effect of U-50488 induced changes. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the kappa opioid receptor system is related to DSD caused by spinal cord injury. The kappa opioid receptor agent is believed to have therapeutic potential for treating DSD associated with SCI.

3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cycloh↗

Traumatic ureteral injuries: a single institution experience validating the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-Organ Injury Scale grading scale.

PURPOSE: Ureteral injuries are uncommon and challenging. In this study we report our institutional experience with ureteral injuries. We evaluated the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-Organ Injury Scale (AAST-OIS) for ureteral injuries as a predictor of outcomes for complexity of repair, morbidity, mortality and associated injuries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective, 120-month study (January 1992 to December 2002) at an urban, level I trauma center. RESULTS: In the 57 patients mean hospital Admission blood pressure +/- SD was 115 +/- 25 mm Hg, mean Revised Trauma Score was 7.38 +/- 0.84 and mean Injury Severity Score was 15 +/- 1.15. The mechanism of injury was penetrating in 55 cases (96.5%), including gunshot wound in 52 (54.5%) and stab wound in 2 (5.5%), and in blunt 2 of motor vehicle accidents (3.5%). The anatomical location was the left side in 33 cases (58%), right side in 23 (40%) and bilateral in 1 (2%). The distribution of injuries was proximal in 15 cases (26%), mid in 21 (37%) and distal in 21 (37%). Associated injuries were present in 56 patients (98%). An intraoperative diagnosis was made in 44 cases (77%). Of the patients 50 (88%) required complex repairs or an adjunct procedure, including a double pigtail stent in 33 (58%), ureteroureterostomy in 20 (35%), ureteroneocystostomy with a psoas hitch in 10 (18%), external diversion in 9 (16%), suprapubic cystostomy in 8 (14%), nephrostomy in 2 (3.5%), nephrectomy in 2 (3.5%) and ligation in 2 (3.5%). Injury grade was I to V in 5 (8%), 8 (13%), 13 (22.8%), 18 (31.6%) and 13 (22.8%) cases, respectively. Overall 51 patients (89%) survived. No deaths were related to ureteral injury. Renal salvage was achieved in 49 of the 51 surviving patients (96%). CONCLUSIONS: Ureteral injuries are uncommon. The complexity of repair and number of associated injuries increase with AAST-OIS injury grade. Mortality increases with AAST-OIS injury grade but it is not related to the ureteral injury. Excellent results can be achieved with complex techniques of primary repair, leading to renal salvage.

Adult↗

Bladder mucosa pH and Pco2 as a minimally invasive monitor of hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation.

BACKGROUND: Continuous monitoring of pH, Pco2, and Po2 using fiberoptic sensor technology has been proposed recently as a clinical monitor of the severity of shock and impaired tissue perfusion. Surrogates of gut tissue perfusion such as gastric tonometry, although cumbersome, have been used to indirectly quantify the degree of gut ischemia. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of monitoring bladder mucosa (BM) and to compare urinary bladder mucosa and proximal jejunum mucosa interstitial pH and Pco2 during hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation. METHODS: Eleven male miniature swine (25-35 kg) (control, n = 4; shock, n = 7) underwent jejunal tonometry and cystostomy. A multisensor probe was placed adjacent to the BM. Urine was diverted. Normocarbia was maintained. Animals were hemorrhaged and kept at a mean arterial pressure of 40 mm Hg. When a constant infusion was required to maintain the mean arterial pressure at 40 mm Hg (decompensation), animals were resuscitated with shed blood plus two times the shed volume in lactated Ringer's solution (20 minutes) and observed for 2 hours. RESULTS: During decompensation, BM pH values decreased significantly from 7.33 +/- 0.08 to 7.01 +/- 0.2 (p < 0.01) and recovered to 7.11 +/- 0.19 at 120 minutes after completion of resuscitation. During decompensation, BM Pco2 values increased significantly compared with baseline (from 49 +/- 6 mm Hg to 71 +/- 19 mm Hg, p < 0.05) and returned to baseline with resuscitation. Jejunum mucosa and BM interstitial Pco2 correlated throughout shock and resuscitation (r = 0.49). Bland-Altman analysis demonstrated significant differences between jejunum mucosa (intramucosal pH) and BM interstitial pH. CONCLUSION: Shock-induced changes in the Pco2 of the BM are comparable to tonometric changes in the gut. These data suggest that continuous fiberoptic multisensor probe monitoring of the BM could potentially provide a minimally invasive method for the assessment of impaired tissue perfusion of the splanchnic circulation during shock and resuscitation.

Analysis of Variance↗

Neodymium:YAG laser ablation of the prostate gland--acute perioperative morbidity and short-term outcome.

Twenty-three patients with symptomatic bladder outlet obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia were successfully treated with laser prostatectomy using the Urolase right-angle firing neodymium: Yttrium Aluminum Garnet laser fiber. Most of the patients had health problems of moderate severity. Their conditions were compared preoperatively and 3 mo postoperatively. Symptom scores decreased from an average of 23.9 to 7.0. Symptomatic relief was achieved in 95.7% of patients. Peak urinary flow rates increased from an average of 6.4 to 17.0 ml/s. The residual urine decreased from an average of 45.2 to 22.9 ml. The volume of the prostate gland measured by sonography decreased from an average of 32.8 to 25.7 ml. Virtually no blood loss was noted intraoperatively. Acute urinary retention occurred immediately following removal of the catheter in 3 out of 17 (17.6%) patients without a percutaneous cystostomy tube. Acute epididymitis developed in 5 out of 20 (25.0%) patients without bilateral vasectomy. Based on these results, laser prostatectomy may be concluded to be a safe and effective alternative to standard transurethral resection of the prostate gland, particularly in the case of high-risk patients.

Adenocarcinoma↗