Turkish journal of urology

Hematospermia or hemospermia is traditionally defined as the presence of fresh or altered blood in semen. Several factors might cause hematospermia, including infectious, inflammatory, iatrogenic, traumatic, structural, neoplastic, vascular…

Vesicouterine fistula (VUF) is a rare extra-anatomical communication developing between the uterus or cervix and the urinary bladder, most commonly after an iatrogenic injury during a cesarean section. Patients with VUF may have various cli…

ObjectiveTo determine the possible role of potassium sensitivity test (PST) in predicting the success of hydrodistention (HD) in patients with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC).Material and methodsPatients who underwent P…

ObjectiveObturator nerve injuries may be seen during pelvic lymph node dissection in oncological surgery and although not common it is an important complication. According to the shape and location of the injury, tingling and loss of sensat…

In this article, we review the current uses and future directions of robotic surgery in the field of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. Pelvic surgery is ideal for the use of surgical robots, which provide improved visualiza…

ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to evaluate the short term efficacy of intravesical instillation of hyaluronic acid in patients with Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (BPS/IC).Material and methodsThe study included 54 women with…

Endometriosis can affect 10-15% of the women in their reproductive age and it is characterized with the presence of the functional endometrium tissue outside the uterine cavity. Up to 10% of the cases with urinary system endometriosis may i…

Obstructing lesions of vagina, such as transverse vaginal septum, are rare anomalies. In this paper, we report a case of posttraumatic transverse vaginal septum. The patient was a 14-year-old girl who had a transverse vaginal septum because…

Uterovesical fistulas are rare genitourinary fistulas developing secondary to iatrogenic etiologies. In this article, we report a a post-cesarean vesicouteri fistula with review of the literature.