Ureteral duplication with an heterotopic ureteric implantation: a less common cause of adult urinary incontinence.

A 25-year-old woman with a history of frequent urinary tract infections and dribbling urinary incontinence since early childhood was referred to our urology clinic. An accurate investigation revealed a complete right ureteral duplication, with a dysplastic upper-pole renal moiety and an ectopic right ureter draining into the vagina. The patient underwent surgical exploration which confirmed the diagnosis. It was also possible to see a communication between renal moieties which allowed for a laparoscopic ligation and excision of the heterotopic right ureter. The patient had a good recovery, with a complete resolution of her complaints and a great improvement of her quality of life.

Sexual Dysfunction and Satisfaction in Kidney Transplant Patients.

INTRODUCTION: 10% of the world's population suffers from chronic kidney disease. Kidney transplants provide an improvement in the quality of life of those patients. Sexual dysfunction is common after kidney transplantation, and its etiology is presumed to be multifactorial. It has a negative impact on sexual satisfaction and health-related quality-of-life. The integration of a new organ into the body can imply an adjustment of body image, which may eventually have a negative influence on intimacy and sexual behaviors. AIM: To evaluate male sexual function, sexual satisfaction, and body image satisfaction among a convenience sample of patients who have had a kidney transplant. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study that included 460 patients, from a single healthcare center, who had undergone a kidney transplant procedure >4 weeks ago. A total of 112 respondents (mean = 55.5 years, SD = 11.4) answered the questionnaires properly. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: All recruited patients answered a self-reported sociodemographic questionnaire, in addition to the International Index of Erectile function, the New Scale of Sexual Satisfaction, the Brief Symptom Inventory, and the Body Image Scale. RESULTS: A correlation was found between sexual function and sexual satisfaction (r = 0.598, P < .001, n = 112), as well as between body image satisfaction and sexual function (r = -0.193, P = .042, n = 112). The length of time after a kidney transplant (≤ or >36 months) was not associated with a difference in sexual functioning or sexual satisfaction. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: This study showed the obvious implications of sexual function on sexual satisfaction, which should alert healthcare professionals to the importance of identifying and managing sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease, to optimize their global and sexual health satisfaction. STRENGTH & LIMITATIONS: This study identified a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction among kidney transplant recipients. This should reinforce the need for the medical community to evaluate the quality-of-life domains of patients with chronic disease. There is still a lack of information concerning any longitudinal evaluation of kidney transplant patients' sexual function and the effects that this surgery has on sexuality. CONCLUSIONS: This study corroborated the severe effects that kidney transplant patients often report regarding their sexuality. Among the patients who participated in the study, sexual function proved to be relevant in relation to sexual satisfaction. Mota RL, Fonseca R, Santos JC, et al. Sexual Dysfunction and Satisfaction in Kidney Transplant Patients. J Sex Med 2019;16:1018-1028.

The management of bilateral cryptorchidism in the adult man: report of two cases.

OBJECTIVE: Undescended testis or cryptorchidism is a pathology usually presenting in the newborn or during childhood, rarely diagnosed in the adult man. This article pretends to perform a review of its management in the adulthood. METHODS: We present two cases of man with bilateral congenital cryptorchidism diagnosed in the adult. We made a review of the management of this condition in the adult male, based in a research performed in PubMed database. CONCLUSIONS: With the use of laparoscopy in the management of men with cryptorchidism, the diagnostic and therapeutic approach in this pathology doesn't differ from that used in childhood. Surgical management is based in the localization of the testis in physical exploration, the risk of testicular cancer and the viability of the gonad in its exploration. Hormonal replacement therapy and fertility preservation techniques should be offered in selected cases to optimize patient health and desires.

Tratamiento de la criptorquidia bilateral en el adulto: revisión, a propósito de dos casos clínicos / The Management of Bilateral Cryptorchidism in the Adult Man. Report of Two Cases

OBJETIVO: La criptorquidia es una patología característica del recién nacido y la infancia, siendo raramente identificada en el hombre adulto. En el articulo hacemos una revisión del diagnostico y tratamiento de la patología en el hombre adulto. MÉTODOS: Se presentan los casos de dos hombres adultos con criptorquidia bilateral congénita con diagnostico tardío en la consulta de urología. Realizamos una revisión del manejo diagnóstico y terapéutico de esta patología de la diferenciación genital masculina, en la edad adulta, con base en la búsqueda bibliográfica en Pubmed. CONCLUSIONES: Con la cirugía laparoscópica, el riesgo quirúrgico del diagnóstico y tratamiento de la criptorquidia en el adulto no difiere del de la infancia. El manejo quirúrgico es determinado por la localización del testículo en la palpación inguinal, el riesgo de tumor testicular y por la presencia ó no de una gónada atrófica a la exploración. El manejo de los hombres se complementa con la optimización del status hormonal y de la preservación de la fertilidad

OBJECTIVE: Undescended testis or cryptorchidism is a pathology usually presenting in the newborn or during childhood, rarely diagnosed in the adult man. This article pretends to perform a review of its management in the adulthood. METHODS: We present two cases of man with bilateral congenital cryptorchidism diagnosed in the adult. We made a review of the management of this condition in the adult male, based in a research performed in PubMed database. Coclusions: With the use of laparoscopy in the management of men with cryptorchidism, the diagnostic and therapeutic approach in this pathology doesn't differ from that used in childhood. Surgical management is based in the localization of the testis in physical exploration, the risk of testicular cancer and the viability of the gonad in its exploration. Hormonal replacement therapy and fertility preservation techniques should be offered in selected cases to optimize patient health and desires

Teaching laparoscopy to residents: how can we select good candidates?

Modern medicine incorporates minimally invasive approaches in virtually all areas of surgery, and its application will continue to expand. The laparoscopic approach to many complex procedures is accompanied by a long learning curve that is not easily overcome or bypassed. Current training methods involve box trainers, virtual reality simulators, and live animal models that all attempt to replicate laparoscopic scenarios with varying degrees of success. The emphasis in training is now on intensive fellowship courses in high-volume centers that may overcome the learning curves associated with de novo development of laparoscopy. The many attempts to devise tools to assess laparoscopic skills have at best served as tests to discriminate between existing skill levels but do not provide a reliable tool to predict eventual laparoscopic ability. The traditional attributes of sound knowledge and clinical judgement that make a good surgeon are true of a good laparoscopist with perhaps the added requirement of stamina and motivation to complete the arduous training programs that are now needed to become competent in laparoscopy.

[Strangulated urethral prolapse. Case report]. / Prolapso uretral encarcerado. A propósito de un caso clínico.

OBJECTIVE: We report a case of strangulated urethral prolapse. METHOD/RESULTS: A 62-year-old female patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of a bleeding vaginal mass, pain referred to the vaginal introitus and dysu-ria. After being diagnosed with a strangulated urethral pro-lapse, surgical excision of the prolapsed urethra was performed. Pathologically, vascular proliferation of the angioma-tous type with thrombosis and focal recanolization (Masson) and inclusion of rare muscular fibers were recognized. Her postoperative course was uneventful, without any recurrence or abnormal micturition. CONCLUSION: For the treatment of strangulated urethral prolapse, surgical excision has been widely applied with successful results.

[Bladder adenocarcinoma. Case report]. / Adenocarcinoma vesical. Aportación de un caso clínico.

OBJECTIVE: Primary bladder adenocarcinoma is a rare entity. We performed a review of the literature on this subject and present a clinical case. METHOD/RESULTS: A 74 year old female patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of gross hematúria not accompanied by lower urinary tract symptoms. Diagnostic work-up included renal and bladder ultrasound, cistoscopy and abdomino-pelvic C. T. scan. Metastatic disease was excluded. Trans-urethral resection revealed an invasive adenocarcinoma. A gynaecologic origin was excluded by further gynaecologic examination and an anterior pelvic exanteration was performed. The bladder specimen showed primary bladder adenocarcinoma, pT3aNO. At 6 months of follow-up, the patient does not present disease progression or surgical complications. CONCLUSION: Primary bladder adenocarcinoma is rare. Unlike urothelial carcinoma, it responds poorly to chemotherapy or radiotherapy Radical Cistectomy offer the best chance of long-term survival.

Prolapso uretral encarcerado. A propósito de un caso clínico / Strangulated urethral prolapse. Case report

Objetivo: Presentar un caso clínico de prolapso de la mucosa uretral encarcerado. Métodos/Resultados: Paciente del sexo femenino de 62 años de edad. Acude al Servicio de urgencias por masa vaginal sangrante acompañada de dolor, localizada en el introioto vaginal y disuria. Después del diagnóstico de prolapso de la mucosa uretral encarcerado, se sometió a exéresis quirúrgica del mismo. El examen histológico reveló uretra con proliferación vascular de tipo angiomatoso con trombosis y recanalización focal (Masson) e inclusión de raros fascículos de fibras musculares. El postoperatorio recorre sin incidencias, no recurrencias o problemas miccionales. Conclusión: Para el tratamiento del prolapso uretral encarcerado, la exéresis quirúrgica es el «gold stardard» (AU)

Objective: We report a case of strangulated urethral prolapse. Method/Results: A 62 year old female patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of a bleeding vaginal mass, pain referred to the vaginal introitus and dysuria. After being diagnosed with a strangulated urethral prolapse, surgical excision of the prolapsed urethra was performed. Pathologically, vascular proliferation of the angiomatous type with thrombosis and focal recanalization (Masson) and inclusion of rare muscular fibers were recognized. Her postoperative course was uneventful, without any recurrence or abnormal micturition. Conclusion: For the treatment of strangulated urethral prolapse, surgical excision has been widely applied with successful results (AU)

Adenocarcinoma vesical. Aportación de un caso clínico / Bladder adenocarcinoma. Case report

Objetivo: El adenocarcinoma primario de vejiga es una entidad rara. Realizamos una revisión de la literatura y presentamos un caso clínico. Métodos/Resultados: Se trata de una paciente del sexo femenino de 74 años de edad que acude al servicio de urgencias por hematuria macroscópica, sin otra sinto matología acompañante. Se sometió a varios exámenes auxiliares de diagnóstico, incluyendo ecografía renal y vesical, cistoscopia y TAC abdominal y pélvico. Después de la realización de resección transuretral de pólipo vesical y frente al diagnóstico de adenocarcinoma músculo invasivo, se somete a una evaluación ginecológica completa, excluyendo enfermedad ginecológica. Se procede a exanteración pélvica anterior. El informe anatomo patológico muestra un adenocarcinoma vesical primario, pT3aN0, con ganglios linfáticos regionales negativos. Después de 6 meses de seguimiento, la paciente no presenta complicaciones resultantes de la cirugía o evidencia de evolución de su enfermedad. Conclusión: El Adenocarcinoma vesical primario es una entidad rara. Al contrario del carcinoma urotelial, responde mal a la quimioterapia y radioterapia, por lo que el único tratamiento eficaz es la cirugía radical (AU)

Objective: Primary bladder adenocarcinoma is a rare entity. We performed a review of the literature on this subject and present a clinical case. Method/Results: A 74 year old female patient presents to the emergency department with complaints of gross hematúria not accompanied by lower urinary tract symptoms. Diagnostic work-up included renal and bladder ultrasound, cistoscopy and abdomino-pelvic C.T. scan. Metastatic disease was excluded. Trans-urethral resection revealed an invasive adenocarcinoma. A gynaecologic origin was excluded by further gynaecologic examination and an anterior pelvic exanteration was performed. The bladder specimen showed primary bladder adenocarcinoma, pT3aN0. At 6 months of follow-up, the patient does not present disease progression or surgical complications. Conclusion: Primary bladder adenocarcinoma is rare. Unlike urothelial carcinoma, it responds poorly to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Radical Cistectomy offer the best chance of long-term survival (AU)