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Clinical profile of Korean children with spina bifida: a single-center prospective cohort study

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics
Background Spina bifida (SB) is a chronic condition requiring lifelong self-management, underscoring the need to establish a dedicated cohort for longitudinal monitoring of health outcomes.
Hyeseon Yun   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case of Urethral Duplication Arising from the Posterior Urethra to the Scrotum with Urinary Stone in a 6-Year-Old Male

open access: yesCase Reports in Pediatrics, 2014
Urethral duplication is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a 6-year-old male with type IIA2 (Y-type) using Effmann’s classification. The accessory urethra, in which a urinary stone existed, arose from the posterior urethra to the scrotum.
Kenichi Mori   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolated recurrence of prostate cancer to the anterior urethra 5 years after radiation therapy

open access: yesIJU Case Reports, 2022
Introduction Primary or metastatic urethral tumors are extremely rare. However, treatment strategies differ between primary and metastatic tumors. Therefore, establishing an accurate diagnosis is critically needed for initiating timely and appropriate ...
Shinnosuke Fujiwara   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stenting of Malignant Urinary Tract Obstructions in Humans and Companion Animals

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2021
Urine retention secondary to neoplastic obstructions of the upper and lower urinary tracts is a life-threatening condition in both humans and companion animals.
Carrie A. Palm   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Engagement of the Pelvic Floor Muscles to the Urethra, Does Variation in Point of Action Exist?

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Purpose: Lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) occurs frequently in girls and may display a spinning top urethra (STU) on voiding cysto-urethrogram (VCUG) in case of dysfunctional voiding. A STU presents as a narrowing of the urethra caused by a lack of
Frank-Jan van Geen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Effects of Urethral Sphincter Botulinum Toxin A Injection on Dysfunctional Voiding with Different Videourodynamic Characteristics in Non-Neurogenic Women

open access: yesToxins, 2021
Although female dysfunctional voiding (DV) is common in urological practice, it is difficult to treat. This study evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of urethral botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) on non-neurogenic female DV.
Yuan-Hong Jiang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delivery of Multifunctional Microspheres via Intravesical Instillation for Bladder Carcinoma: Therapeutic Potential and Mechanistic Insights

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
PCTM microspheres were successfully synthesized using microfluidic and click chemistry techniques.In Vivo and in vitro experiments have shown that PCTM microspheres have obvious targeting, adhesion, membrane penetration and anti‐tumor properties for bladder tumors.The antitumor mechanism of PCTM microspheres is to indirectly induce S‐stage blockage of ...
Zhaoxiang Lu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urethral duplication with unusual cause of bladder outlet obstruction

open access: yesIndian Journal of Urology, 2016
A 12-year-old boy presented with poor flow and recurrent urinary tract infections following hypospadias repair at the age of 3 years. The evaluation revealed urethral duplication with a hypoplastic dorsal urethra and patent ventral urethra.
Vivek Venkatramani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The neuropathic urethra [PDF]

open access: yesSpinal Cord, 1980
The hypothesis is advanced that the functional urethral obstruction found in neuropathic states is due, in part at least, to urethral supersensitivity following sympathetic decentralisation. A simple postural test for this condition is described. By its use it has been shown that urethral denervation occurs not only in disorders of the central nervous ...
N O, Gibbon   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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