Improving safety in the performance of robotic urinary diversions: a narrative review by Karen M. Doersch, Rebeca Gonzalez, Brian J. Flynn, Janet B. Kukreja

“…Urinary diversions are performed for a wide variety of indications, including bladder removal for cancer treatment, post-cancer treatment complications, trauma, or bladder pain. …”
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An Unusual Fat-Containing Presacral Tumor in an Elderly Patient by Maria Inês Leite, Afonso Gonçalves, Ana Cristina Ferreira, Santiago Ortiz, Rui Esteves, Isabel Távora

“…The authors present a case of a presacral myelolipoma diagnosed in an 84-year-old male patient with longstanding pelvic pain and past medical history of bladder cancer. Pelvic computed tomography (CT) revealed a well-encapsulated and lobulated presacral mass, with mixed fat and soft-tissue attenuation. …”
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The History of Urinary Stones: In Parallel with Civilization by Ahmet Tefekli, Fatin Cezayirli

“…Hippocrates defined the symptoms of bladder stones. The first recorded details of “perineal lithotomy” were those of Cornelius Celsus. …”
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A case of gangrenous cystitis with bilateral hydronephrosis 10 years after radiotherapy by Mariko Oniwa, Yuki Kataoka, Midori Yamada, Takuya Miyagawa, Takuro Sunada, Hideyuki Konishi, Gen Suzuki, Yoko Fujita

“…She became anuric despite having an indwelling bladder catheter. Imaging studies revealed bladder wall thickening, bilateral hydroureter formation, and hydronephrosis. …”
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Intravesical Botulinum Toxin for Persistent Autonomic Dysreflexia in a Pediatric Patient by Gina Lockwood, Charles Durkee, Travis Groth

“…A pediatric spinal cord injury patient with known neurogenic bladder presented with severe hypertension consistent with autonomic dysreflexia. …”
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Emphysematous Cystitis: Report of an Atypical Case by Karen De Baets, Joost Baert, Luc Coene, Marc Claessens, Robert Hente, Geert Tailly

“…Treatment consists of broad-spectrum antibiotics, bladder drainage, and management of the risk factors. …”
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Emphysematous Cystitis Occurred in the Case Treated with Steroid for Autoimmune Hepatitis by Tateki Yoshino, Shinya Ohara, Hiroyuki Moriyama

“…Pelvic CT revealed diffuse air throughout the bladder wall. Urinalysis showed combined hematuria and pyuria. …”
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Penetrating Posterior Urethral Injuries: Case Report and Management Strategies by Seyed Sajjad Tabei, Brandon Lippold, Wesley Baas, Gregory Murphy

“…Unlike bladder neck injuries, immediate urethroplasty/fistula repair would be very challenging and not advised for standard prostatic or membranous injuries. …”
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One Bullet Causing Five Holes, Laparoscopic Exploration with Repair: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Hunter Jones, Hassan Ahmed

“…Abdominal GSWs have been repaired laparoscopically in the past, but none have elaborated on the repair of multiple defects of bowel and/or bladder. Conclusion. Therapeutic laparoscopy can be considered in selected cases of penetrating abdominal trauma. …”
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Addressing the hidden toxicities of cancer: a call to action for clinicians, researchers and clinical trialists by Rick Bangs

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Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Localized Ureter Transitional Cell Carcinoma: Three Case Reports by Yoshiyasu Maehata, Kengo Kuriyama, Shinichi Aoki, Masayuki Araya, Kan Marino, Hiroshi Onishi

“…However, recurrence was detected in the bladder of one patient 22 months after the treatment. …”
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Substance P Increases Cell-Surface Expression of CD74 (Receptor for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor): In Vivo Biotinylation of Urothelial Cell-Surface Proteins by Katherine L. Meyer-Siegler, Shen-Ling Xia, Pedro L. Vera

“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), an inflammatory cytokine, and its receptor CD74 are upregulated by bladder inflammation. MIF-mediated signal transduction involves binding to cell-surface CD74, this study documents, in vivo, MIF-CD74 interactions at the urothelial cell surface. …”
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Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Positive Anti-NMDAR and Anti-AMPAR Antibodies Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis by Sabina Boangher, Pascal Mespouille, Corina-Mihaela Filip, Sophie Goffette

“…Simultaneously, endoscopic surgical treatment was undertaken for an in situ relapse of the bladder neoplasm. After the completion of 3 cycles of chemotherapy her neurological status temporarily worsened. …”
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Absent Right Side Iliac Arterial System, an Intraoperative Surprise during Live Related Recipient Renal Transplantation by Vijay Radhakrishnan, Rana Kumar, Datson George, G. P. Abraham

“…During a routine renal transplantation of a 34-year-old man, we encountered a complete absence of right side iliac arterial system and a prominent branch arising from left hemipelvis and coursing to the right lower limb and the urinary bladder. The artery to the bladder was divided and anastomosed end to end to the donor renal artery. …”
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Internal Iliac Aneurysm Causing Hydroureteronephrosis by Tawfeeq Sangey, Sibtain Moledina

“…Imaging revealed right internal iliac artery aneurysm causing hydroureteronephrosis and compressing the urinary bladder.…”
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Unusual Case of a Missing Vibrator Device in the Pelvis by Greg J. Marchand, Katelyn M. Sainz, Ali Azadi, Alexa King, Sienna Anderson, Stacy Ruther, Giovanna Brazil, Lisa Rials, Kelly Ware, Asya Osborn, Sophia Hopewell

“…A careful history showed that the device was of an unusually narrow diameter, and surgical intervention showed the device ultimately ended up in the bladder without traumatic injury. Following laparoscopic confirmation of the device’s location in the bladder, cystoscopic removal was performed and the patient recovered uneventfully.…”
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Colonic Adenocarcinoma with Plasmacytoid Feature: Histopathology and Molecular Characteristics of a Rare Neoplasm with an Unusual Presentation by Noor Marji, Jasrerman Dhillon, Gregory Y. Lauwers, Sebastian Feuerlein, Reza Nikfar, Monica Chatwal, Aram Vosoughi

“…Imaging studies showed segmental sigmoid wall thickening with pericolic infiltration and focal bladder wall thickening. The cystoscopy with transurethral resection of bladder tumor revealed muscle invasion, dis-cohesive carcinoma with plasmacytoid morphology, which was initially misdiagnosed as the plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma. …”
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Treatment of Severe Refractory Hematuria due to Radiation-Induced Hemorrhagic Cystitis with Dexamethasone by José Carlos Rodrigues Nascimento, Márcio Wilker Soares Campelo, Iuri Arruda Aragão, José Fernando Bastos de Moura, Lúcio Flávio Gonzaga Silva, Reinaldo Barreto Oriá

“…During 45 days of hospitalization, the patient underwent two cystoscopic procedures for urinary bladder flocculation, whole blood transfusions, and one platelet apheresis. …”
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Peripheral Contributions to Visceral Hyperalgesia by GF Gebhart

“…Studies in nonhuman animals have revealed that hollow organs such as the esophagus, gall bladder, stomach, urinary bladder, colon and uterus are innervated by mechanically sensitive receptors with low or high thresholds for response. …”
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A Fetus with Imperforate Anus Developing Pulmonary Hypoplasia Triggered by Transient Urethral Obstruction by Masatake Toshimitsu, Takayuki Iriyama, Seisuke Sayama, Kan Suzuki, Satsuki Kakiuchi, Mari Ichinose, Takahiro Seyama, Kenbun Sone, Keiichi Kumasawa, Takeshi Nagamatsu, Tomoyuki Fujii, Yutaka Osuga

“…Although a catheter did not pass through the urethra into the bladder at birth, cystourethrography revealed the patency of fistula and stenosed lower urinary tract. …”
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