Perforation of the Urinary Bladder Caused by Transurethral Insertion of a Pencil for the Purpose of Masturbation in a 29-Year-Old Female by Athanasios Bantis, Petros Sountoulides, Christos Kalaitzis, Stelios Giannakopoulos, Eleni Agelonidou, Soultana Foutzitzi, Stavros Touloupidis

“…We present an unusual case of bladder perforation caused by foreign body that was self-inserted in the urethra and consequently slipped inside the bladder in a 29-year-old female patient with psychiatric disease. …”
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A Novel Intraurethral Device Diagnostic Index to Classify Bladder Outlet Obstruction in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms by Leonardo O. Reis, Guilherme C. Barreiro, Alessandro Prudente, Cleide M. Silva, José W. M. Bassani, Carlos A. L. D'Ancona

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Obesity and the Incidence of Bladder Injury and Urinary Retention Following Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedure: Retrospective Cohort Study by Vladimir Revicky, Sambit Mukhopadhyay, Frances de Boer, Edward P. Morris

“…Aim of the study was to establish an effect of obesity on the incidence of bladder injury or urinary retention following tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure. …”
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A Case of Severe Hemorrhagic Cystitis Caused by Melphalan with Successful Bladder Preservation by Ligation of Bilateral Internal Iliac Arteries by Takumi Takeuchi, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Koji Mikami, Yuta Takeshima, Takashi Matsunaga, Naohiko Okamoto, Sadao Imao

“…During an attempt of transurethral coagulation of bladder mucosa, bladder perforation into peritoneal cavity was suspected, then open laparotomy was indicated. …”
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Impact of late effects after treatment for bladder cancer with radical cystectomy on Quality of life: a case-control study by Rikke V. Milling, Ninna K. Nielsen, Charlotte Graugaard-Jensen, Peter Christensen, Helle Pappot, Jørgen B. Jensen

Subjects: “…Bladder cancer…”
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Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Urinary Bladder with Signet-Ring Cells: Description of an Uncommon Case and Critical Points in Its Management by Fabrizio Di Maida, Giuliano Amorim Aita, Daniele Amorim Aita

“…We present an uncommon case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the bladder (MAB) with signet-ring cells extensively infiltrating prostate gland and pelvic/retroperitoneal lymph node stations and not responsive to usual systemic chemotherapy regimens. …”
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Exploring the utility of snRNA-seq in profiling human bladder tissue: A comprehensive comparison with scRNA-seq by Briana Santo, Emily E. Fink, Alexandra E. Krylova, Yi-Chia Lin, Mohamed Eltemamy, Alvin Wee, Oliver Wessely, Byron H. Lee, Angela H. Ting

“…The GUDMAP consortium aims to construct a molecular atlas of the lower urinary tract (LUT); thus, we set out to determine the strengths and limitations of each approach in characterizing LUT cell types. Using the human bladder, we determined that scRNA-seq offered more discriminative gene sets for identification while snRNA-seq could facilitate capture of previously underrepresented cell types.…”
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Insights into the Mode of Action of Novel Morpholinated Curcumin Derivatives Exhibiting Potent Antitumor Activity in Bladder Cancer Cells In Vitro by Paulina Kobylka, Pawel Bakun, Joanna Kuzminska, Tomasz Goslinski, Marek Murias, Malgorzata Kucinska

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The combination treatment of RC48 and STAT3 inhibitor acts as a promising therapeutic strategy for basal bladder cancer by Jingxian Li, Kun Shan, Wei Huang, Qiang Su, Yuanjiong Qi, Zhihong Zhang, Jianqiang Zhu, E. Du

“…As an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), disitamab vedotin (RC48) is a promising treatment targeting ERBB2 for locally advanced and metastatic bladder cancer (BLCA). However, the subtype heterogeneity of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) often leads to different therapeutic outcomes. …”
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Th1 Cytokine-Secreting Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin and Prospective Use in Immunotherapy of Bladder Cancer by Yi Luo, Jonathan Henning, Michael A. O'Donnell

“…Intravesical instillation of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has been used for treating bladder cancer for 3 decades. However, BCG therapy is ineffective in approximately 30–40% of cases. …”
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External Beam Radiation and Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: Is It a Possible Trigger of Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder? by Ali Zakaria, Bayan Al Share, Sri Kollepara, Cynthia Vakhariya

“…Primary genitourinary neuroendocrine tumors are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all bladder carcinomas. Four histopathologic subtypes have been described. …”
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The efficacy of parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhuoqi Cheng, Yumeng Chai, Zhongbao Zhou, Yong Zhang

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Obstructive-Type Jaundice without Bile Duct Dilatation in Generalized Peritonitis Is a Specific Sign of Spontaneous Gall Bladder Perforation by Vicky Sumarki Budipramana, Maria Meilita

“…Generalized peritonitis caused by spontaneous gall bladder perforation is rare and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. …”
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Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of Urinary Bladder Occurring as a Second Primary Malignancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Manint Usawachintachit, Piyada Sitthideatphaiboon, Voranuch Thanakit, Sulada Pukiat, Kamol Panumatrassamee, Julin Opanuraks, Apirak Santi-Ngamkun

“…We report a case of bladder alveolar soft part sarcoma in an 18-year-old Thai male patient who had been treated with testicular radiation and systemic chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia with testicular relapse. …”
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Five-Year, Disease-Free Survival after Repeat Palliative Multimodality Therapy in a Patient with Recurrent Metastastic Bladder Cancer by Sebastian Fetscher, Jan Schmielau, Wolfgang Schulze-Seemann

“…A case of regionally metastactic bladder cancer is presented that documents the value of repeat debulking-surgery and repeat radiotherapy leading to unexpected short-term and long-term treatment results.…”
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TSP-1-1223 A/G Polymorphism as a Potential Predictor of the Recurrence Risk of Bladder Cancer in a Chinese Population by Xiao Yang, Pengchao Li, Xuejian Yang, Chao Qin, Qiang Cao, Zhengdong Zhang, Meilin Wang, Hongzhou Cai, Jinbao Gu, Jun Tao, Min Gu, Qiang Lu, Changjun Yin

“…TSP-1 is a glycoprotein that functions in the biology of bladder cancer. We investigated the relationship between the distribution of TSP-1-1223 A/G polymorphism (rs2169830) and the clinical characteristics of bladder cancer. …”
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Downregulation of the keratins CK13 and CK14 does not significantly affect cell viability of human urinary bladder carcinoma cells by Anna Scherping, Antje Schinlauer, Piotr Czapiewski, Christoph Garbers

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Mycobacterial Brain Tuberculomas due to Bacille Calmette-Guérin Intravesical Chemotherapy for Bladder Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review by Vitaly Golub, Prashant Malhotra, Shital Patel

“…Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy is widely used for the treatment of superficial bladder cancer. The authors believe that the present report is one of the first to document cerebral BCG tuberculoma in a 73-year-old immunocompetent man, three years after intra-vesical BCG immunotherapy. …”
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Predicting recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma: predictive value of the optimal cut-off value of Ki67 by Rende Peng, Yaoyu Zhang, Mingzhu Jia, Xinping Yi, Xiaoyao Yi, Shadan Li, Jiangchuan Pi, Wenjun Meng

Subjects: “…non-muscular invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma…”
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Clinical Study of Chuanzi Moxibustion in Improving Neurogenic Bladder Function and Preventing Urinary Tract Infection after Spinal Cord Injury by Xia ZHOU, Xiangyu WANG, Xiangxia MENG, Jiale ZHANG, Liping SUN

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