Editorial Comment: Low-Intensity Shock Wave Therapy in Sexual Medicine-Clinical Recommendations
CASE STUDY 40-year-old male patient and 32-year-old female partner, with a history of primary infertility of two years duration. The workup revealed idiopathic mild oligoasthenotheratozoospermia, and no apparent female infertility factors. The couple has failed three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, planning more IUI cycles but also considering in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Editorial Comment: Comparative Cost-effectiveness of Surgery, Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum, and Penile Traction Therapy in Men with Peyronie's Disease in an Era of Effective Clinical Treatment
CASE STUDY 40-year-old male patient and 32-year-old female partner, with a history of primary infertility of two years duration. The workup revealed idiopathic mild oligoasthenotheratozoospermia, and no apparent female infertility factors. The couple has failed three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, planning more IUI cycles but also considering in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Editorial Comment: Surgical Management of Peyronie's Disease With Co-Existent Erectile Dysfunction
CASE STUDY 40-year-old male patient and 32-year-old female partner, with a history of primary infertility of two years duration. The workup revealed idiopathic mild oligoasthenotheratozoospermia, and no apparent female infertility factors. The couple has failed three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, planning more IUI cycles but also considering in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Editorial Comment: Female urethroplasty: contemporary thinking
CASE STUDY 40-year-old male patient and 32-year-old female partner, with a history of primary infertility of two years duration. The workup revealed idiopathic mild oligoasthenotheratozoospermia, and no apparent female infertility factors. The couple has failed three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, planning more IUI cycles but also considering in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Editorial Comment: Management of post TURP strictures
CASE STUDY 40-year-old male patient and 32-year-old female partner, with a history of primary infertility of two years duration. The workup revealed idiopathic mild oligoasthenotheratozoospermia, and no apparent female infertility factors. The couple has failed three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, planning more IUI cycles but also considering in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Editorial Comment: Dorsolateral fibromuscular tissue preservation during artificial urinary sphincter cuff placement is associated with low infection and erosion rates
CASE STUDY 40-year-old male patient and 32-year-old female partner, with a history of primary infertility of two years duration. The workup revealed idiopathic mild oligoasthenotheratozoospermia, and no apparent female infertility factors. The couple has failed three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, planning more IUI cycles but also considering in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Are specialized sperm function tests clinically useful in planning assisted reproductive technology?
CASE STUDY 40-year-old male patient and 32-year-old female partner, with a history of primary infertility of two years duration. The workup revealed idiopathic mild oligoasthenotheratozoospermia, and no apparent female infertility factors. The couple has failed three intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, planning more IUI cycles but also considering in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Concurrent urinary and bowel diversion: Surgical modification with sigmoid colon that avoids a bowel anastomosis
Conclusion: We describe five patients who underwent this procedure for various medical indications, and describe their outcomes, and believe dual diversion of urinary and gastrointestinal systems with colon as a urinary conduit to be an excellent surgical option for the appropriate surgical candidate. (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
The relationship of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with testicular cancer
Conclusions: NLR appears to be a useful marker for TGCT. It is successful in predicting localized and non-localized disease in early postoperative period. (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for detecting bland thrombus from inferior vena cava tumor thrombus in patients with renal cell carcinoma
Conclusion: Our study demonstrates the potential of CEUS in the differentiation of bland and tumor thrombus of the IVC in patients with RCC. Since CEUS is an effective, inexpensive, and non-invasive method, it could be a reliable tool in the evaluation of IVC thrombus in patients with RCC. (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Editorial Comment: Dorsal oral mucosa graft in combination with ventral penile flap as an alternative to repair obliterative stenosis of the anterior urethra in a single surgical time
Conclusion: Single stage combination of dorsal OMG with ventral fasciocutaneous penile flap showed good results for selected patients affected with obliterative urethral stenosis. (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Dorsal oral mucosa graft in combination with ventral penile flap as an alternative to repair obliterative stenosis of the anterior urethra in a single surgical time
Conclusion: Single stage combination of dorsal OMG with ventral fasciocutaneous penile flap showed good results for selected patients affected with obliterative urethral stenosis. (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Editorial Comment: Upper urinary tract stone compositions: the role of age and gender
Conclusions: Age and sex had a strong association with distribution of stone compositions in this Chinese cohort. (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Upper urinary tract stone compositions: the role of age and gender
Conclusions: Age and sex had a strong association with distribution of stone compositions in this Chinese cohort. (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Editorial Comment: Acute prostatitis after prostate biopsy under ciprofloxacin prophylaxis with or without ornidazole and pre-biopsy enema: analysis of 3.479 prostate biopsy cases
Conclusions: Repeat biopsy seems to increase the risk of acute prostatitis, while the use of antibiotics effective for anaerobic pathogens seems not to be essential yet. (Source: International Braz J Urol)
Source: International Braz J Urol - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
