Urologia internationalis

PURPOSE: Bladder endometriosis (BE) is rare. Deep invasive endometriosis is difficult to control with medications alone; such cases need surgical treatment. Good results of laparoscopic partial cystectomy with a transurethral (TU) resectosc…

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe the technique and feasibility of laparoscopic submucosal tunneling ureteroneocystostomy in combination with psoas hitch to restore urinary tract continuity in patients showing medium-length distal uret…

INTRODUCTION: Statin may induce epithelial dysfunction of the bladder urothelium. Epithelial dysfunction was proposed as one of the major potential etiologies for bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC). In this study, we exami…

INTRODUCTION: The ureteral involvement in deep pelvic endometriosis in usually asymptomatic and might lead to a silent loss of renal function. As a matter of fact, the diagnosis and the treatment modalities are still a matter of debate. MAT…

BACKGROUND: The bladder is the most common affected site in urinary tract endometriosis, being diagnosed during gynecologic follow-up. The surgical urological treatment might lead to good results. STUDY OBJECTIVE: To define the state of the…

Two cases of ureteral endometriosis and 1 case of vesical endometriosis are reported and a short review of the literature is presented. The diagnostic problems, despite modern image procedures, and therapeutic modalities are discussed.

The clinicopathological features of 2 cases of ureteral endometriosis are presented. The difficulties in diagnosis and surgical management of ureteral endometriosis are discussed. We emphasized the importance of frozen section during surger…

Urological endometriosis as the primary and sole form of presentation is rare. With ultrasound being available at routine examinations by the urologist and gynecologist, asymptomatic and incidental hydronephrosis is picked up far more than …

INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract endometriosis is rare and occurs in about 1% of all endometriotic lesions. About 30% of patients suffer from reduced kidney function at the time of diagnosis. CASE REPORT: A 49-year-old woman presented with a his…

A case of endometrioid carcinoma of the prostate is reported in which the initial symptom was hematuria. The patient slowly developed a painless priapism, and the tumor ultimately became generalized despite orchiectomy.

The combined histologic and cytologic grading of carcinomas of the prostate is not only important in evaluation of prognosis but determines the choice of therapy with knowledge of staging. Tissue biopsies of 2,200 prostatic carcinomas were …