To characterize voiding and storage symptom domain-specific outcomes after prostate artery embolization (PAE) to treat lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or urinary retention caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) presents a significant health problem worldwide and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Herein, a silver-polytetrafluoroethylene (Ag-PTFE) nanocomposite coating for catheters was developed via a facile wet chemistry method.
Radium-223 is a bone-seeking, alpha-emitting radionuclide used in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Radium-223 increases the risk of fracture when used in combination with abiraterone and prednisolone.
Bulbar urethral stricture is a common cause for urinary symptoms in men and its two main treatment options both have drawbacks with little evidence on their relative cost-effectiveness. Current guidelines on the management of recurrent bulbar urethral stricture have been predominantly based on expert opinion and panel consensus.
To describe first clinical results in term of safety, complications and short term efficacy of temporary placement of UVENTA urethral stent in the treatment of urethral and bladder neck strictures. UVENTA urethral stent (Taewoong Medical) is a temporary self expandable covered metallic stent.
To assess the outcomes after artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation in older women aged over 75 years. A monocentric retrospective study included all non-neurological women aged over 75 years suffering from stress urinary incontinence (SUI) due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency and undergoing an AUS placement between 1991 and 2015.
The management of recurrent female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) still needs worldwide standardization. Few data on the role of urethral bulking agents (UBA) for the treatment of recurrent stress urinary incontinence exist.
The aim of the study was to assess safety and long term efficacy as well as short and long term complications of vaginal prolapse mesh repair using single incision trocar-less system while preserving the uterus.
Sacred neuromodulation (SNM) has been used in France since 1997 for the management of non-neurogenic urinary disorders that do not respond to first-line pharmacological treatment. The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical efficacy and satisfaction of patients with refractory idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) treated with SNM.
While nocturia has been proposed to be related to various systemic diseases and even mortality, there has been little information of the impact of nocturia in other aspects of physical and mental well-being.
