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Eosinophilic cystitis after bladder instillation with dimethyl sulfoxide.

Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare and poorly understood disorder. We report the first case of an acute flare of eosinophilic cystitis in a 51-year-old woman after bladder instillation with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for presumed interstitial cystitis. The patient presented with severe bladder pain, fever, and eosinophilia several hours after instillation. These symptoms were unresponsive to conventional analgesic and antibiotic treatments. Cystoscopy revealed erythema and exudate at the bladder walls, along with edema of both ureteral orifices. Bladder biopsies demonstrated massive eosinophilic infiltration of the bladder, confirming the diagnosis of eosinophilic cystitis. Urologists should bear in mind this clinical entity, particularly when DMSO is administered to patients with multiple drug allergies.

Abdominal Pain↗

Management of endosalpingiosis of urinary bladder.

We report on a 48-year-old woman who presented with abnormal uterine bleeding secondary to uterine fibroids and who was found to have incidental endosalpingiosis of the urinary bladder. Follow-up is necessary for bladder endosalpingiosis because of its tendency to recur. Follow-up should include cystoscopy and renal, and possibly pelvic, ultrasonography.

Cystoscopy↗

Urethral recurrence after cystoprostatectomy: implications for urinary diversion and monitoring.

OBJECTIVES: To review our cystoprostatectomy (CP) database to determine the urethral recurrence rate. Urethral recurrence after CP has been reported to occur in up to 10% of patients. Recent data have suggested a much lower incidence. This has important implications when considering the type of urinary diversion and postoperative monitoring. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed our single-surgeon, consecutive CP series and determined the urethral recurrence rate and prognostic factors for recurrence. Urethrectomy was performed at CP if the prostatic apical margin was positive for carcinoma. All patients were followed up quarterly for 2 years and then semiannually. Urethral wash cytology was obtained if the patient had an ileal conduit. Cytology and cystoscopy were performed if they had an orthotopic neobladder. RESULTS: A total of 226 men had undergone radical CP. The mean age for all patients was 69 years. Eight (3.5%) had undergone urethrectomy at CP. The mean follow-up was 42 months for the remaining 218 patients, of whom 108 had an orthotopic neobladder and 110 had supravesical diversion. Of the 218 patients, 8 (3.7%) developed urethral recurrence, 7 (6.4%) in the 110 who had undergone supravesical diversion and 1 in the 108 (0.9%) who had an orthotopic neobladder. Seven patients underwent urethrectomy for the recurrence and had no evidence of disease at last follow-up. One patient died of metastatic transitional cell carcinoma at 61 months. CONCLUSIONS: In our series, the risk of urethral recurrence after radical CP was low. The risk was substantially lower for patients who had an orthotopic neobladder. Our results show that urethrectomy at CP is rarely necessary because the proximal urethral margin is usually free of cancer. An orthotopic neobladder can therefore be safely considered in most patients. Delayed urethrectomy can be safely performed in those few patients with isolated urethral recurrence without compromising their survival.

Age Factors↗

Pelvic hematoma as a cause of bladder perforation and gross hematuria.

We present a case of an ulcerated perforation of the bladder caused by a large pelvic hematoma without any direct injury to the bladder in a 71-year-old woman. She developed the hematoma after emergency percutaneous angioplasty and placement of an intra-aortic balloon pump that was complicated by retroperitoneal bleeding from an injured femoral artery. She presented several days later with gross hematuria and right hydroureteronephrosis. Cystoscopy and cystography revealed an extraperitoneal perforation at the right bladder neck. Although conservative management was attempted, the patient eventually required open repair. The perforation had transformed to an intraperitoneal perforation by making a communicating tract through the absorbed hematoma. After debridement and excision of the tract, the bladder perforation was repaired in two layers.

Aged↗

Vesicocervical fistula: rare complication of cesarean section demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging.

We report a rare complication of cesarean section in a 46-year-old woman presenting with incontinence. The patient was noted at cystoscopy to have a lesion on the posterior wall of the bladder. Histologic examination of the biopsied lesion demonstrated endocervical tissue, and subsequent magnetic resonance imaging revealed a vesicocervical fistula. She was treated by open excision of the fistula and repair of the bladder and cervix with omental interposition. Only 16 cases of vesicocervical fistulas have been previously reported, and this is the first to demonstrate the finding on magnetic resonance imaging.

Cesarean Section↗

Symptoms and cystoscopic findings in patients with untreated interstitial cystitis.

OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationships between symptoms and cystoscopic findings in women newly diagnosed with interstitial cystitis who had not previously received treatment. METHODS: Twelve newly diagnosed and not previously treated women with interstitial cystitis completed a bladder symptom questionnaire the day before undergoing cystoscopy, hydrodistension, and biopsy. The daily voiding frequency was reported. Cystoscopic findings were converted to a numerical scale, and the data were analyzed using Pearson correlations. RESULTS: Pain symptoms had consistent positive correlations with the cystoscopic findings. An increase in pain with bladder filling was associated with inflammation (P = 0.011), ulceration, and smaller bladder capacity. Pain relief after voiding correlated with smaller bladder capacity (P = 0.019), hematuria, and total cystoscopic score. Pain intensity in the urethra was related to ulceration and hematuria, and pain in the lower abdomen was related to a smaller bladder capacity (P = 0.047), glomerulations, and a larger total cystoscopic score. Daytime frequency correlated negatively with most cystoscopic findings, and nocturnal frequency had a positive relationship with most cystoscopic findings and was significantly associated with a smaller bladder capacity (P = 0.010). Urgency showed no strong associations with any cystoscopic findings. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with untreated interstitial cystitis, a strong correlation between pain and cystoscopic findings was observed. The differences between our results and those of previous studies that found no relationship between symptom reports and cystoscopic findings suggest possible effects of treatment on pain perception and therapeutic influence on cystoscopic findings.

Adult↗

Review pathology in a diagnostic bladder cancer trial: effect of patient risk category.

OBJECTIVES: Bladder cancer pathologic features are a continuous spectrum from benign to invasive lesions, causing diagnostic difficulties. Review pathology might be an answer, but appears to be of limited value. We studied the effect of patients' risk profile on the value of review pathology. METHODS: We used three Phase III multicenter studies that assessed the value of hexaminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy on diagnosis and management. Two studies (Europe and United States) included patients at high risk of carcinoma in situ (CIS), the third study (Europe) included all patients at risk of bladder cancer. Tumors and biopsies were examined by a local and review pathologist. RESULTS: The percentage of patients with CIS was high in the first two studies (20.6% and 15.9%) compared with the epidemiologic data (7.9%) and the third study (7.8%). The numbers of patients (specimens) in the three studies were 209 (927), 277 (986), and 142 (553). Overall conformity for both grade and stage was between 50.5% and 56.6%, comparable to published data. Although conformity was best in the high-risk study, this was predominantly because of the better conformity in low-risk tumors. Conformity in Stage T1, CIS, and invasive tumors was low. The results from Europe and the United States were comparable, although the local pathologist in the United States tended to overstage or overgrade. CONCLUSIONS: Although histologic conformity was greater in the high-risk patient population, this was mainly a result of pTa tumors. The diagnosis of pT1, CIS, and invasiveness appears difficult. Because these tumors significantly influence therapy, review pathology in patients at high risk or suspicious for high risk should be considered.

Carcinoma in Situ↗

An efficient solution to the retained Foley catheter.

The most common cause of a retained Foley catheter is failure of the balloon to deflate. If noninvasive means are unsuccessful, balloon puncture is required. We present a safe and efficient technique using flexible video cystoscopy for balloon puncture and removal of any free fragments formed.

Aged↗

Primary localized AA type amyloidosis of urinary bladder: case report of rare cause of episodic painless hematuria.

A 45-year-old diabetic man presented with an episodic history of painless gross hematuria. He had had no previous urinary symptoms or any other medical problems. His physical examination, urine cytology, and computed tomography scan findings were normal. Cystoscopy demonstrated two nodular masses in the urinary bladder with a hemorrhagic mucosal surface. Biopsies revealed amyloidosis, and immunohistochemical staining of the specimens defined the process as amyloid AA (mostly seen in secondary amyloidosis). The workup for systemic conditions associated with amyloid AA was negative. This represents an unusual case of primary localized AA-type amyloidosis of the bladder.

Amyloidosis↗

[Ureterocele in adults. Five case reports].

The authors report five cases of ureterocele during six years. Mean age of the patients was 34.2 +/- 11.1 years. There were four female and one male. Pain (N = 3) and dysuria (N = 3) were the most common symptoms at examination. Diagnosis was made by ultrasound (N = 3), IVU (N = 3) or cystoscopy (N = 1). Ureteroceles were bilateral in four cases, unilateral in one case and were always intravesical with single ureter. Two patients presented lithiasis enclosed in the ureterocele. Only four patients had been operated. Surgical treatment was ureterocelectomy with ureteral reimplantation according to Cohen procedure. With mean follow-up of 10.6 +/- 4.7 months results were stable without complications.

Adult↗

[Bladder fistula of an ovarian dermoid cyst].

We report a case of right ovarian dermoid cyst fistulized in the bladder and revealed by recurrence urinary infections. The diagnostic has not been conformed but 5 years after the urinary first manifestations. The cystoscopy has been a cardinal importance but the right seat of the lesion has been determined only during laparotomy. This unusual complication of ovarian dermoid cyst must call the practitioner's attention to urinary symptoms with a pelvic tumour. Moreover, the left ovary agenesis and the young patient's age have constrained the surgeon to preservative method. The functional efficiency of this method has been proved by the periods recovery, 5 months later.

Adult↗

[Enterovesical fistula secondary to Crohn's disease manifested by inflammatory pseudotumor of the bladder].

The authors describe a case of enterovesical fistulas in a patient with Crohn's disease that presented exclusively as urinary symptoms manifesting as bladder tumor. Ultrasound examination showed a normal upper urinary tract and a bladder tumor. Cystoscopy examination revealed a bladder tumor at the retrotrigonal region without showing the fistula orifice. Transurethral resection of the tumor revealed an inflammatory pseudotumor of the urinary bladder at the results of histological studies. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a normal upper urinary tract but a bladder tumor and a sigmoidovesical fistula. The results of barium contrast studies established the presence of numerous enterovesical fistulas. Partial resection of the ileum, ileostomy, colostomy and suture of the bladder fistulas was performed. Histological diagnosis of the affected ileum was Crohn's disease. The clinical features, natural history and treatment of enterovesical fistula secondary of Crohn's disease were discussed.

Adolescent↗

Performance characteristics of multiple urinary tumor markers and sample collection techniques in the detection of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

BACKGROUND: The optimal management of bladder cancer requires early detection of both primary tumor as well as recurrences. This study compared the methodologies of the following tumor markers and diagnostic tools: telomerase, bladder tumor-associated analytes (BTA stat), nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22), the hemoglobin (Hb) dipstick and chemiluminometric red cell assays, and determined their respective sensitivity and specificity in detection of bladder cancer along with urine cytology. METHODS: Different sample collection techniques were used including bladder tissue from radical cystectomy or transurethral resection, voided and cystoscopically collected urine and bladder washes. Results of these techniques were compared for some of these markers. RESULTS: The first study utilizing cystoscopically collected urine and bladder washes, the sensitivity of telomerase in detecting bladder cancer was 92% and 87%, respectively, whereas for bladder tissue it was 93%. The sensitivities of cytology, NMP22 and original BTA, however, were 62%, 54% and 49%, respectively. In the second study using first single voided urine from patients with bladder cancer and non-bladder cancer controls, the greatest sensitivity (overall 77%) and specificity (overall 98%) was exhibited with telomerase. The combined sensitivity of telomerase with that of either the hemoglobin dipstick or chemiluminometric red cell assays, showed that the overall sensitivity was increased to 89% and specificity to 98%. CONCLUSIONS: The sensitivity and specificity of telomerase activity in conjunction with chemiluminometric red cell or hemoglobin dipstick assay may be considered as an alternative to urinary cytology. It can also supplement cystoscopy for monitoring recurrence of bladder cancer.

Antigens, Neoplasm↗

Ultrasonic evaluation of simple and ectopic ureteroceles.

Ureteroceles appear as transonic intravesical lesions on ultrasonic demonstration of the bladder, producing a 'cyst within a cyst' appearance. Four patients, three with simple ureteroceles and one with an ectopic ureterocele were investigated by intravenous urography (IVU), ultrasound (US) and cystoscopy. Two patients had bilateral simple ureteroceles with non-dilated ureters and two had unilateral ureteroceles, one simple, and one ectopic with a hydroureter. Previously ultrasonography of the fluid-filled bladder has demonstrated only large ureteroceles. The present study was successful in demonstrating both large and small ureteroceles.

Adult↗

Primary non-obstructive megaureter in adults.

Primary non-obstructive megaureter is rarely first diagnosed in adult life. The clinical and radiographic findings in 11 adults presenting with this condition are reviewed. The commonest complaint was pain. In all cases the diagnosis was suggested by intravenous urography, which was usually the initial diagnostic test. Confirmation was aided chiefly by micturating cystography and retrograde pyelography. Cystoscopy was normal. The radiologist can make an early diagnosis in this condition, which requires no treatment, in the absence of complications.

Adult↗

Bladder endometriosis must be considered as bladder adenomyosis.

OBJECTIVE: To present data from a series of 17 cases of bladder endometriosis. DESIGN: Clinical study. SETTING: A university hospital department of gynecology. PATIENT(S): Seventeen patients complaining of menstrual urinary symptoms and/or pelvic pain. INTERVENTION(S): Diagnosis and resection of a bladder adenomyotic nodule. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Histologic analysis and postsurgical outcome. RESULT(S): Seventy-six percent of the patients reported menstrual mictalgia and pollakiuria, and 88% reported dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia. Cystoscopy, intravenous pyelography, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a nodular mass in the anterior fornix adjacent to the uterine wall, developed in the vesical muscularis and involving the vesical mucosa in all cases but one. The bladder nodule was associated with a rectovaginal nodule in six cases (35%). Because recurrence was noted soon after cessation of medical therapy, surgical excision was proposed. The vesical mucosa was found to be intact in almost all cases, so extramucosal laparoscopic excision was the method of choice. Histologic examination proved that 90% of the nodule consisted of smooth muscle hyperplasia. CONCLUSION(S): So-called bladder endometriosis is actually an adenomyotic nodule of the bladder which, from a histologic point of view, is similar to a rectovaginal adenomyotic nodule and frequently (35%) associated with it.

Adult↗

Inflammatory processes mimicking bladder tumors in children.

Tumor-like proliferative lesions were discovered on cystourethrography and cystoscopy in two children, one with severe bacterial urinary tract infection and the other with painless terminal hematuria. Histologically, these lesions were characterized by inflammatory infiltration and proliferative changes of the bladder epithelium. Appropriate treatment, including antibiotics, resulted in complete disappearance of the bladder lesions in both patients. The development of such lesions is related to the potential for nonneoplastic proliferation and metaplasia of the bladder epithelium and is considered to be the result of irritation associated with infection or other chemical and physical factors. The known malignant potential of such bladder pathology indicates a need for careful, long-term follow-up in such patients, including children.

Child, Preschool↗

Combining hand assisted laparoscopic nephroureterectomy with cystoscopic circumferential excision of the distal ureter without primary closure of the bladder cuff--is it safe?

PURPOSE: We have previously described our technique of combining HAL-NU using early ureteral ligation with simultaneous cystoscopic circumferential excision of the distal intramural ureter without primary closure of the bladder cuff. We report the oncological sequelae in patients who underwent HAL-NU using our technique of complete ureteral removal. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated all patients who underwent HAL-NU from April 1999 through July 2004. Cystograms were performed 1 week postoperatively in all patients. Pathological findings were reviewed. Cystoscopy was performed every 3 months to assess bladder recurrences. Upper tract imaging was performed postoperatively and then annually. The locations of recurrence and need for adjuvant treatment were assessed. RESULTS: A total of 49 patients with an average age of 67 years underwent HAL-NU. Gravity cystography confirmed that bladder defects had completely sealed at 1 week in all patients. Mean followup was 10.6 months (median 10, range 1 to 52). Of the patients 20 (49%) had bladder tumors postoperatively. Two patients were found to have advanced stage disease, leading to chemotherapy with radiation therapy in 1 and radical cystectomy in the other at 4 and 14 months, respectively. A total of 25 patients had postoperative pelvic imaging. Four patients with pathological stage T2 (1) and T3 (3) had metastatic disease at followup. One patient was known to have pulmonary metastases preoperatively and HAL-NU was performed for refractory hematuria. Two patients were noted to have distant metastases to the liver, lung and bone at 1 and 3 months postoperatively, respectively. One patient was found to have distant metastases to the liver and retroperitoneal lymph nodes 2 years after surgery. No patients were found to have local pelvic or peritoneal metastases. CONCLUSIONS: HAL-NU with cystoscopic excision of the distal ureter is feasible, safe and effective for upper tract transitional cell carcinoma. Oncological sequelae are comparable to results after open surgery. There is no evidence to suggest pelvic or peritoneal tumor seeding since no cases of pelvic or abdominal recurrence were discovered after surgery, while allowing the bladder defect to close spontaneously with catheter drainage. Our technique of ureterectomy ensures complete removal of the entire ureter, eliminating the possibility of ureteral stump recurrences. Early ligation of the ureter prevents tumor migration during renal manipulation, minimizing the risk of local tumor recurrences postoperatively.

Adult↗