Combination of Anterior and Posterior Vaginal Mesh Implants and Delorme Procedure in a 94-year-old female with Pelvic Organ Prolapse by Hien Van Nguyen, Dung Thi Ngo, Dat Vinh Lieu, Tuan Thanh Tran

“…The overall prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse is approximately 41%, including bladder prolapse (25%–34%), uterine prolapse (4%–14%) and rectal prolapse (13%–19%). …”
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Novel approach for noninvasive pelvic floor muscle strength measurement using extracorporeal surface perineal pressure measurement and machine learning modeling by Ui-jae Hwang, Sun-hee Ahn, Hyeon-ju Lee, Yurin Jeon, Myung Jae Jeon

“…Simultaneously, transabdominal ultrasound was used to measure bladder base displacement (mm) as a reference for PFM contraction strength. …”
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Serum Matrix Metalloproteinases and Risk of Urologic Cancers: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by BoWen Yang, XiaoYu Zeng, HanYu Wang, JiuHuan Feng, ShuFang Hou

“…Serum MMP-1 may also increase the risk of bladder cancer (OR = 1.24, 95% CI = [1.04, 1.49], p = .016). …”
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Dysuria, Urinary Retention, and Inguinal Pain as Manifestation of Sacral Bannwarth Syndrome by Josef Finsterer, Johannes Dauth, Kurt Angel, Mateusz Markowicz

“…Extensive urological investigations did not reveal a specific cause, which was why neurogenic bladder dysfunction was suspected. Neurologic exam revealed only mildly reduced tendon reflexes. …”
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Enterovesical Fistula: A Rare Complication of Urethral Catheterization by Amr Hawary, Laurence Clarke, Alasdair Taylor, Peter Duffy

“…She underwent radiotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (stage T2b) in 1991 and had a laparotomy and drainage of an appendicular abscess in her early twenties. …”
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Ketamine-Induced Cystitis: A Comprehensive Review of the Urologic Effects of This Psychoactive Drug by Danyon J. Anderson, Jessica Zhou, David Cao, Matthew McDonald, Maya Guenther, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…Common KIC-related problems are urinary pain and discomfort, bladder epithelial barrier damage, reduced bladder storage and increased pressure, ureter stenosis, and kidney failure, all of which significantly impact patients' quality of life. …”
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Macroscopic Hematuria due to Placenta Percreta: Report of Two Cases and Short Review by Ourania Koukoura, George Lialios, Antonios Garas, George Sveronis, Asterios Nidimos, Irondiana Gkorezi, Zoi Alevra, Vassilios Tzortzis, Athanasios Oeconomou, Ioannis Zachos, Alexandros Daponte

“…During the operation, the placenta was invading the bladder wall and concomitant hysterectomy with cystotomy and bladder wall reconstruction was performed. …”
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Relationship between Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and Clinical Features in Chinese Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Duo Xu, Shunchang Han, Jue Wang, Juan Feng

“…The patients were classified based on their overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS) and then assigned to either a PD with overactive bladder (PD-OAB) group or a PD with no overactive bladder (PD-NOAB) group. …”
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Need to clamp indwelling urinary catheters before removal after different durations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoyan Fan, Sumin Ma, Jiayi Gu

“…Objective This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of bladder training by clamping on bladder urethral function in patients with indwelling urinary catheters used for different durations.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources The UpToDate, Cochrane Library, OVID, PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, CINAHL and Embase were screened from 1 January 2000 to 28 February 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-experimental designs comparing the efficacy of bladder training in patients with an indwelling urinary catheter by clamping or free drainage before urinary catheter removal were published in English or Chinese.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently extracted the data and assessed the quality of studies. …”
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Comparative magnetic resonance imaging-based study of pelvic floor morphology and function before pregnancy and after primigravida vaginal delivery by Xiaonan Lin, Jinming Chen, Haijing Pan, Yaye Xu, Qun Zhong, Xueying Lin, Chengbin Ye

“…During the straining maneuver, B-PCL, bladder neck descent, levator hiatus area, and LPA showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). …”
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Can Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Lymph Node Density Be Used as Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy? by Abdullah Demirtaş, Volkan Sabur, Emre Can Akınsal, Deniz Demirci, Oguz Ekmekcioglu, Ibrahim Gulmez, Atila Tatlisen

“…To assessment the role of preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and postoperative lymph node density in predicting prognosis in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Material and Methods. Preoperatively, neutrophil and lymphocyte counts as well as neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios were recorded in 201 patients who underwent radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. …”
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Endoscopic Management of Large Vesical Calculus by Osama Kalim Shaikh, Shakeel Haseeb Uddin Siddique, Muhammad Umar, Ahsan Rehman, Habibullah Muhammad Akbar

“…All had a history of open bladder surgery, such as cystolithotomy, with one female patient having undergone vesicovaginal fistula repair twice. …”
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Giant Leiomyoma of the Retzius Space: A Case Report by Franco Pepe, Pietro Pepe, Filippo Rapisarda, Marta Fauzia, Maria Giunta

“…Extrauterine leiomyoma is a very rare clinical condition; we report a case of leiomyoma of the Retzius space in a 49-year-old women who suffered for two years from bladder voiding symptoms characterized by dysuria, feeling of incomplete emptying, and pelvic pain. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Metastasis to Vastus Lateralis from a Urothelial Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of Its Diagnosis and Management by A. M. Mainwaring, H. Wells, T. Banks, T. Ellul, P. Bose

“…Bladder cancer is a common genitourinary tract malignancy. …”
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Concealed Enterovesical Fistula Associated with Forgotten Intra-Abdominal Haemostat and Intravesical Towel by Ademola Alabi Popoola, J. O. Bello, G. G. Ezeoke, K. T. Adeshina, A. Fadimu

“…Enterovesical fistula is rare and is often caused by bowel inflammatory diseases and tumours in the urinary bladder or the intestine with local infiltration of bowel or bladder, respectively. …”
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Monitoring Detrusor Oxygenation and Hemodynamics Noninvasively during Dysfunctional Voiding by Andrew J. Macnab, Lynn S. Stothers, Babak Shadgan

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Identification of C-Kit-Positive Interstitial Cells in the Dog Lower Urinary Tract and Relationship with Smooth Muscle and Nerves. Hypotheses for a Likely Pacemaker Role. by Silvana Arrighi, Giampaolo Bosi, Debora Groppetti, Fausto Cremonesi

“…Cryosections of normal canine bladder and urethra were immunofluorescently labelled with c-kit, a transmembrane, tyrosine kinase growth factor receptor, known to be expressed on the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) of the gut. …”
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Senegalin-2: A Novel Hexadecapeptide from <i>Kassina senegalensis</i> with Antibacterial and Muscle Relaxant Activities, and Its Derivative Senegalin-2BK as a Bradykinin Antagonist by Yueyang Lu, Yanguo Zhu, Chengbang Ma, Lei Wang, Mei Zhou, Tianbao Chen, Xiaonan Ma, Xu Zhang, Zhimin Fan

“…Furthermore, Senegalin-2BK contracted the bladder (EC₅₀ 2.83 μM) and ileum (EC₅₀ 56.64 nM)’s smooth muscle. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Metastases to the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis and Profundus from Urothelial Cell Carcinoma and Review of the Literature by Marco Guidi, Cesare Fusetti, Stefano Lucchina

“…The most common sites of bladder cancer metastases are lymph nodes, lung, liver, and bones. …”
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Urinary Catheter Causing Paracentesis-induced Circulatory Dysfunction by José Guilherme Assis, Joana Rua

“…He subsequently developed neurological and cardiac dysfunctions. Imaging confirmed bladder perforation and intraperitoneal placement of the UC, establishing the diagnosis of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction due to unintended ascitic fluid drainage. …”
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