Urethroplasty in the Elderly Well Tolerated and Successful When Compared to Findings in Younger Men
Tuesday, 24 August 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Urethroplasty has proven efficacy and a low complication rate. There are theoretical concerns about performing urethroplasty on the elderly because intercurrent illness in this population could result in higher complication rates and lower success rates, especially when flaps or grafts are used.
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Review of Traumatic Pediatric Renal Injuries Shows Largely Non-Operative Management with Good Outcomes
Friday, 30 July 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Blunt trauma accounts for the majority of pediatric renal injuries. It is often minor and no long-term sequelae are seen.
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Early Surgical Intervention Beneficial in Patients with Penile Fracture
Friday, 23 July 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Penile fracture, or rupture of the tunica albuginea of the corpus cavernosum, occurs with characteristic events and findings.
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New Technique for Dorsal Onlay Buccal Mucosa Graft Urethroplasty Appears Promising
Monday, 12 July 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Patients with strictures shorter than 2.0 cm can be offered an end-to-end urethroplasty with success rates approaching 95%.
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Review of Imaging for Upper Urinary Tract Trauma Advocates Use of Spiral CT as Optimal Imaging Modality
Thursday, 03 June 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - The kidney is protected from damage by the surrounding ribs, muscles and fat. In spite of this, both minor and severe injuries from both blunt and penetrating trauma occur frequently.
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Triple Contrast CT Identifies Internal Damage From Penetrating Torso Wounds
Thursday, 27 May 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Triple-contrast helical computed tomography (CT) can determine peritoneal violation and organ damage in patients with penetrating injuries to the torso, according to prospective studies results to be published in the June issue of Radiology.
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Buccal Mucosa Engineered for Use in Substitution Urethroplasty
Thursday, 06 May 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Reconstruction of the urethra poses continuing challenges to the reconstructive urologist. In the last decade buccal mucosa has become the favored tissue for use as a urethral substitute.
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Testicular Dislocation Rare, but Easily Missed After Abdominal Trauma
Wednesday, 24 March 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a study in Taiwan suggest that testicular dislocation is an extremely rare complication of blunt abdominal trauma that is usually overlooked initially.
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Lessons Learned From Review of Patients with Bulbar Strictures Secondary to Straddle Injuries
Thursday, 26 February 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - A straddle injury occurs when the relatively immobile bulbar urethra is crushed against the under surface of the pubic symphysis. Urethral stricture often develops. In contrast to posterior urethral disruptions, straddle injuries do not coexist with pelvic fracture, and the pendulous urethra is usually spared.
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Ileal and Colonic Neobladders are Heavily Colonized with Uropathogenic Bacteria
Friday, 13 February 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Bacteriuria is common in patients with orthotopic neobladders, but studies have not examined bacterial composition in relation to neobladder function and its variation over time.
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Application of American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Scores to Male External Genital Injuries
Monday, 01 December 2003
Dr. A. Mohr and colleagues of Newark, NJ analyzed use of AAST grades in traumatic injuries of 116 patients who incurred penile or scrotal trauma over a period of 11½ years. Some received AAST severity scores at the time of injury, others were classified retrospectively. They communicated their findings in the December 2003 issue of the Journal of Urology.
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Application of American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Scores to Male External Genital Injuries
Monday, 01 December 2003
Dr. A. Mohr and colleagues of Newark, NJ analyzed use of AAST grades in traumatic injuries of 116 patients who incurred penile or scrotal trauma over a period of 11½ years. Some received AAST severity scores at the time of injury, others were classified retrospectively. They communicated their findings in the December 2003 issue of the Journal of Urology.
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One-stage Perineal Urethral Repair Effective in Treating Post-traumatic Strictures Associated with Pelvic Fracture
Thursday, 06 November 2003
Drs. Flynn, Delvecchio and Webster of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina report in the November Journal of Urology results of their step-wise repair of urethral stricture that follows pelvic trauma.
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Long-term Success of Multiple Types of Urethroplasty Averages 82%
Thursday, 25 September 2003
T. M. Kessler of Hamburg, Germany, and his colleagues prospectively accumulated data on 238 patients who underwent urethroplasty. They reported their results in the September, 2003 issue of the Journal of Urology.
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Gender-assigning Surgery May Impair Sexual Function
Friday, 11 April 2003
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Girls who undergo clitoral surgery as a result of being born with ambiguous genitalia show a high rate of sexual difficulties later in life, researchers report in the April 12th issue of The Lancet.
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Urologic Trauma and Reconstruction 
