Introduction: We present a retrospective study involving 48 patients, who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for bladder outflow obstruction due to prostatic enlargement [4]. The aim of the study was to compare the safety of 2-way catheters post-TURP in relation to the 3-way catheter.

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Introduction: Lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) following neurological illness depends upon the level of lesion in the nervous system, causing a characteristic pattern of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). However, a subset of patients may have symptoms that are at variance from the expected pattern.

Background

Obesity is an established risk factor for urinary incontinence (UI).

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Introduction and Objectives: Faecal incontinence is a devastating social and physical handicap affecting 2% of the general population. It is 8 times more common in females than males, largely due to the adverse effects of childbirth on vulnerable pudendal nerves. Our laboratory created 2 rat models simulating faecal incontinence in which the inferior rectal nerve (a terminal branch of the pudendal nerve that supplies the external anal sphincter) is either crushed or compressed. We aimed to determine the effects of these injuries on inferior rectal-nerve axonal counts and cross-sectional areas in our rat models, and to correlate these findings with somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) from the same animals.

Introduction and Objectives

The objectives of this clinical study were to demonstrate non-inferiority of oral trospium chloride (TC) in comparison to oxybutynin (OXY), and to evaluate efficacy, safety, and quality of life parameters when using either substance in the treatment of patients with urge urinary incontinence.