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Our aim was to determine the factors predicting the outcome of intraprostatic injection of Botulinum Toxin-A (BTX-A) in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)-induced lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to evaluate its efficacy and safety. Between September 2016 and May 2018, 45 Egyptian patients, with BPH-induced LUTS were included; the indication was a failure […]

Evidence has supported obesity as a risk factor for both benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and hypogonadism. In this paper, we performed a retrospective study and discussed the prevalence of testosterone deficiency (TD) and its relationship to body mass index (BMI) in aging Chinese men with BPH who have surgical intervention. We reviewed the clinical data […]

Several energy sources are available to clear stones during PCNL. Required improvements are faster stone clearance, optimized suction and ease of use while maintaining high patient safety standard. EMS LithoClast® Trilogy, is the first device combining electromagnetic impactor with ultrasonic energy and suction, all-in-one probe. Animal studies and in vitro phantom stone studies have proven […]

Forgotten ureteric stents are a devastating complication, which may require a multistage approach necessitating repeated surgeries and may even require removal of the entire renal unit. We report a 59-year-old woman with heavily encrusted bilateral ureteric stents forgotten for 32 years. Successful single-stage endoscopic removal reduced the morbidity and healthcare-related costs. This case report represents […]

To determine the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction and climacturia. Multiple databases were searched from database inception to February 2019. Randomized controlled trials comparing physiotherapy interventions to control were included. The search yielded 127 potentially relevant articles; seven met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. Meta-analysis of two studies […]

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome is a chronic, potentially debilitating condition characterized by pain perceived to be related to the bladder in conjunction with lower urinary tract symptoms, and includes a wide variety of clinical phenotypes with diverse etiologies. Currently the only clinically relevant proven phenotype of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome is the Hunner lesion. Whether […]

To date, the key role of vitamin D in male reproductive system has been suggested, since the expression of vitamin D receptors and metabolizing enzymes was demonstrated in the testis and spermatozoa. Nevertheless, a general consensus about the role of vitamin D in male fertility is still debated. The aim of this review is to […]

The established clinical indication for FSH use in male infertility is the treatment of patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism for stimulation of spermatogenesis that allows the induction of a clinical pregnancy in the female partner and finally the birth of a healthy child. Several clinical studies with urinary, purified, and recombinant FSH preparations in combination with […]

We evaluated the efficacy and safety outcomes of endoscopic intradetrusor botulinum toxin A (BTA) injections for the treatment of children with neuropathic bladder (NB) and non-neuropathic bladder (NNB) with or without detrusor overactivity in a single centre with a retrospective analysis. For the period 2006-2015, children who received BTA in our hospital were analysed. They […]

To investigate if intravesical administration during spinal shock of resiniferatoxin (RTX), an ultrapotent desensitizing agonist of transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1), would silence TRPV1-expressing bladder afferents at an early stage of disease progression and modulate neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) emergence. Rats submitted to largely incomplete spinal cord transection at T8/9 spinal segment were treated with […]