The Penile Suspensory Ligament: Abnormalities and Repair
Friday, 02 February 2007 BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The penile suspensory ligament (PSL) supports and maintains the erect penis in an upright position during sexual intercourse.
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SIU 2006: Cape Town, South Africa: Instructional Course: Reconstruction of the Traumatized Male External Genitalia
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 CAPETOWN, South Africa (UroToday.com) - The SIU instructional course on Reconstruction of the Traumatized Male Genitalia was chaired by Dick Barnes from South Africa
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SIU 2006: Cape Town, South Africa: Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons: Reconstructive Surgery
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 CAPETOWN, South Africa (UroToday.com) - The Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons met with a theme entitled New Techniques in Reconstructive Urologic Surgery.
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SIU 2006: Cape Town, South Africa: Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons: Urethral Reconstruction
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 CAPETOWN, South Africa (UroToday.com) - The Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons met with a theme entitled New Techniques in Reconstructive Urologic Surgery.
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Factors Contributing to a Successful Outcome of Combined Abdominal Transpubic Perineal Urethroplasty for Complex Posterior Urethral Disruptions
Monday, 29 January 2007 BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Complex posterior urethral disruption represents 5% of all urethral injuries and is characterized by a distraction defect of over 3 cm in length, previous failed repair, associated perineal fistulas, rectourethral fistulas, periurethral cavities, false passages or an open bladder neck.
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Mucosal Host Responses to Bacteriuria in Colonic and Ileal Neobladders
Monday, 29 January 2007 BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Reconstruction of the lower urinary tract involves incorporating an isolated segment of intestine, which is done either to replace normal tissue or to augment the existing bladder.
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UroToday.com Announces New Endourological Intervention: Left Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
Sunday, 28 January 2007 BERKELEY, CA - UroToday.com announced today the addition of a new surgical video to the Urologic Surgical Interventions Corner.
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Management of Severe Urethral Complications of Prostate Cancer Therapy
Thursday, 25 January 2007 BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Urethral stenosis after prostate cancer therapy (PCT) occurs in 2% to 28% of patients and may manifest as anterior or posterior urethral stenosis.
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Delayed Diagnosis of Traumatic Ureteral Injuries
Tuesday, 23 January 2007 BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Ureteral injuries due to external violence occur infrequently involving less than 1% of all genitourinary tract traumas.
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The Use of Hemostatic Agents and Sealants in Urology
Monday, 22 January 2007 BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - While hemostatic agents and sealants have long been used in the fields of surgery and urology, confusion persists about their indications for use and the optimal agent choice.
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Unilateral Renal Agenesis and the Congenital Solitary Functioning Kidney: Developmental, Genetic and Clinical Perspectives
Wednesday, 17 January 2007 BJUI Mini Review - January 2007 We review the condition termed ‘unilateral renal agenesis’ (URA), i.e. individuals born with non-ectopic, solitary functioning kidneys (SFKs), with contralateral kidneys which fail to form.
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American Urological Association Names New Director of Guidelines
Wednesday, 03 January 2007 BALTIMORE, January 2007 — The American Urological Association (AUA) has announced that Heddy Hubbard, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., F.A.A.N. will be the new Director of Guidelines for the association. Dr. Hubbard joined the AUA on December 28, 2006.
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European Urology - Application of Paclitaxel-Eluting Metal Mesh Stents within the Pig Ureter: An Experimental Study
Monday, 01 January 2007 Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 217-223 (January 2007) Abstract - Objective: The purpose of the present study is to compare the standard bare metal stents (BMS) with the Paclitaxel-Drug Eluting Stent (DES) in the ureter of a pig model.
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European Urology - Complicated Postirradiation Vesicovaginal Fistula in Young Women: Keep Off or Try Reconstruction?
Monday, 01 January 2007 Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 243-246 (January 2007) Abstract - Objective: Repairing postirradiation vesicovaginal fistula is challenging because the fistula is surrounded by poorly vascularised and fibrotic tissue. An additional problem occurs when intravaginal brachytherapy has caused fibrosis of the vagina.
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Phalloplasty With Free (Septocutaneous) Fibular Flap Sine Fibula
Tuesday, 26 December 2006 BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - As with all other aspects of plastic surgery, the purpose of creating a phallus has always been to achieve form and function, which is to enable the construct not only to look like a penis, but also to perform like one.
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