Plastibell circumcision: Comparison between neonates and infants
Conclusion: Complications of Plastibell circumcision are significantly higher in infants than in neonates, and ring retention is the most common complication in both the groups. However, the risk of severe hemorrhage is low making it a good option for infants in the outpatient setting. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - October 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Osama A Bawazir Wejdan Rubayyi S. Alsaiari Source Type: research
Role of surgeon experience in the outcome of transurethral resection of bladder tumors
Conclusions: Nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer treated with TURBT should be managed as any other major oncologic procedure. TURBT should be performed by an experienced surgeon or with very close supervision when done by training urologist. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - October 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mohamed Hassan Ali Ahmed Eltobgy Iman Yehia Ismail Ammar Ghobish Source Type: research
Factors influencing urology physicians in Saudi Arabia for choosing their subspecialty program
Conclusion: The most influencing factors among urology physicians for choosing their subspecialty are the patient's prognosis and personal interest. Female medical graduates should be encouraged to join a urology residency. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - October 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Haithm I Alasim Mostafa A Arafa Danny M Rabah Fahad K Alrawaf Abdulaziz A Almanie Abdullah S Alkhamshi Abdulrhman I Almotairi Source Type: research
Failure of ureteral access sheath insertion in virgin ureters: A retrospective tertiary care center study
Conclusions: We believe that our study opens the door for a multicentric prospective trial. Identifying factors leading to a failed primary FURS and UAS insertion is crucial to properly counsel patients preoperatively about the number of procedures that they might need and to prevent the financial loss associated with failed UAS insertion. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - October 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mohammad Alkhamees Ahmed Aljuhayman Abdulmalik Addar Yahya Ghazwani Ahmed Alasker Saeed Bin Hamri Source Type: research
Validation of S.T.O.N.E nephrolithometry and Guy & #39;s stone score for predicting surgical outcome after percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Conclusion: Both the S.T.O.N.E and Guy's scoring systems were found to predict the outcome of PCNL, either of these could be used in the routine clinical practice for patients' counseling. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - October 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Nasir Khan Syed Muhammad Nazim Muhammad Farhan Basit Salam Muhammad Hammad Ather Source Type: research
A population-based study of the epidemiology and the risk factors for male infertility in Kuwait
Conclusion: This study concluded that primary infertility is the most common type among all infertile male patients who visited our center. The risk factors of male infertility include positive family history, smoking, and varicocele. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - October 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ahmed M Al-Kandari Ahmad N Al-Enezi Hamdy Ibrahim Omar Alkandari Source Type: research
Cost burden of male infertility investigations and treatments: A survey study
Conclusion: Male infertility is a worrisome medical condition that causes a huge burden on the Kuwait community. Effective management necessitates insurance coverage and public health support owing to the huge financial burden on the patients and their partners. Thus, policymakers should re-evaluate their protocols of spending on male infertility care. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - October 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ahmed M Al-Kandari Ahmad Alenezi Source Type: research
A new and easy technique of double-J stenting after retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy: A discussion of other techniques
Conclusion: This technique provides an easy, fast, and safe antegrade method of inserting a DJ stent after RLU. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - October 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jayanta Kumar Das Gordon M Rangad Source Type: research
Applications of electromotive drug administration in urology
Safiya Hashemi, Arun Sahai, Sachin MaldeUrology Annals 2020 12(4):301-308
To review all published evidence regarding the use of Electromotive Drug Administration (EMDA) for the management of urological conditions, focusing on efficacy and safety, and highlighting areas that require further study. The PubMed and Medline databases were searched up to July 23, 2019. All studies reporting the use of EMDA to enhance the intravesical administration of therapeutic drugs for urological conditions were included. Two reviewers independently screened all articles, searched the reference lists of retrieved articles, and performed the...
Source: Urology Annals - October 15, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Safiya Hashemi Arun Sahai Sachin Malde Source Type: research
Response to: Importance of time in management of fracture penis: A prospective study
Satyendra Persaud, Vijay NaraynsinghUrology Annals 2020 12(3):298-299 (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - July 16, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Satyendra Persaud Vijay Naraynsingh Source Type: research
Mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of the kidney treated with minimally invasive surgery
Can Aykanat, Seref Coser, Aynur Albayrak, Altug TuncelUrology Annals 2020 12(3):295-297
Mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of the kidney (MESTK) is a rare kidney tumor that tends to occur in middle-aged and older women and is characterized by a distinctive histological appearance. Most of them were incidentally detected. A 26-year-old female patient was referred to in our clinic due to intermittent left lower back pain for 2 months and left renal mass. Abdominal computed tomography showed a cystic enhanced heterogenic left renal mass about 5 cm in the largest diameter was extending from the renal pelvis to the ureter and ...
Source: Urology Annals - July 16, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Can Aykanat Seref Coser Aynur Albayrak Altug Tuncel Source Type: research
Mucinous cystadenomas of urachus: A case report and literature review
We reported the 10th case of Mucinous cystadenomas of the urachus detected incidentally at the time of diagnostic laparoscopy for investigation of genitourinary tuberculosis. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - July 16, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Arun Kumar Agnihotri Vipul D Yagnik Smriti Agnihotri Bhargav Yagnik Source Type: research
The antegrade continence enema procedure in the setting of acute appendicitis
Dawn Deacy, Feargal QuinnUrology Annals 2020 12(3):289-290
The antegrade continence enema (ACE), known as the ACE procedure, has gained popularity over the past two decades in the treatment of refractory fecal incontinence. This case report describes an acutely inflamed appendix being used for an ACE procedure. To my knowledge, this has not previously been documented in the literature. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - July 16, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Dawn Deacy Feargal Quinn Source Type: research
Bladder teratoma with pilimiction in a male adolescent
Ankit Vaishnav, Debansu Sarkar, Dilip Kumar PalUrology Annals 2020 12(3):286-288
Teratomas are tumors consisting of two or three germ layers, seen commonly during childhood. Mature teratomas are benign and demonstrate well differentiated tissues such as sebaceous glands, hair, and teeth. Bladder is a very rare extragonadal site for teratoma, moreover so in adults. Presentation may vary from with irritative lower urinary tract symptoms or urinary retention to pilimiction (passage of hair in the urine). We hereby present a case of mature teratoma of the urinary bladder, with a classical symptom of pilimiction, in a 22-year-...
Source: Urology Annals - July 16, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ankit Vaishnav Debansu Sarkar Dilip Kumar Pal Source Type: research
Solitary incidental primary Kaposi & #39;s sarcoma of the glans penis in a patient with no risk factors
We present a rare case of solitary incidental primary KS of the glans penis in a circumcised, immunocompetent male who is human immunodeficiency virus seronegative. The lesion was discovered incidentally when the otherwise asymptomatic male presented to our outpatient department for an unrelated issue and was given a physical examination. To our knowledge, this is the first incidentally discovered case of primary penile KS. (Source: Urology Annals)
Source: Urology Annals - July 16, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Abdulaziz Baazeem Source Type: research
