Medscape

Transurethral Marking Incision of the Bladder Neck

Background Bladder neck transection is one of the most difficult procedures for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), particularly in patients who have undergone previous ...
Nature

Bladder-neck contracture following surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is regarded as the mainstay treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia; however, bladder-neck contracture (BNC) has been noted as a complication which ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Catheter Management After Benign Transurethral Prostate Surgery: RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Criteria

This manuscript synthesizes findings from a multidisciplinary panel following the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method to guide standardization of urinary catheter use after transurethral prostate surgery ...
Nature

TUI is effective in only a subset of boys with congenital urethral obstruction

Two flow patterns were recognized in patients before they underwent incision... Research from Japan has not only confirmed that refractory bedwetting can be caused by two different types of congenital ...
News Medical

Incision technique shows potential for bladder neck contracture

A US team reports that deep lateral transurethral incisions (TUI) are a promising technique for the treatment of recurrent bladder neck contracture (BNC) in men following prostate surgery. Allen Morey ...
Medscape

Transurethral Marking Incision of the Bladder Neck

Case 1: A 61-year-old man presented with dysuria; his serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level was 2.2 ng/mL. TUR-P was performed, and an adenocarcinoma (Gleason score 4 + 3) was incidentally ...