MR Imaging in Diagnosis of Pelvic Floor Descent: Supine versus Sitting Position by Francesca Iacobellis, Antonio Brillantino, Adolfo Renzi, Luigi Monaco, Nicola Serra, Beatrice Feragalli, Aniello Iacomino, Luca Brunese, Salvatore Cappabianca

“…In rest and squeezing phases, positions of bladder, vagina, and ARJ were significantly different when the patient was imaged in supine versus sitting position. …”
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Clinical characteristics and immunotherapy response in paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome patients with increased number of high-risk antibodies by Gong Wang, Mao Chen, Fei Gao, Meng Guo, Maohua Li, Qian He, Jiaojin Jiang, Cheng Huang, Xiaoyan Chen, Rui Xu

“…It was found that psychobehavioral abnormality (OR = 11.327, 95% CI: 1.371 to 93.602, P = 0.024), bowel and bladder dysfunction (OR = 23.537, 95% CI: 1.753 to 316.005, P = 0.017), and total protein of CSF (OR = 61.556, 95% CI: 2.926 to 1294.974, P = 0.008) were risk factors for increased number of high-risk antibodies in PNS. …”
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Economic Impact of Postoperative Urinary Retention in the US Hospital Setting by Weijia Wang, Arielle Marks-Anglin, Vladimir Turzhitsky, Robert J. Mark, Aurelio Otero Rosales, Nathaniel W. Bailey, Yiling Jiang, Joseph Abueg, Ira S. Hofer, Toby N. Weingarten

“…Patients were divided into 2 groups: those experiencing POUR (composite of retention of urine, insertion of temporary indwelling bladder catheter, insertion of non-indwelling bladder catheter) during index hospitalization following surgery and those without POUR. …”
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The Benefits of Using a Small Caliber Ureteroscope in Evaluation and Management of Urethral Stricture by Walid Shahrour, Pankaj Joshi, Craig B. Hunter, Vikram S. Batra, Hazem Elmansy, Sandesh Surana, Sanjay Kulkarni

“…A glide wire would be passed to the bladder under vision. Stricture length, tissue quality, presence of other proximal strictures, false passages, and bladder tumors or stones would be assessed visually. …”
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Unusual Location of Residual Mass in an Uncorrected Undescended Testis with Germ Cell Tumor by Navid Masoumi, Mostafa Farajpour, Atoosa Gharib

“…Histologic evaluation after resection of this mass indicated cancer spread of testicular origin behind the bladder.…”
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Advanced Glycation End-Product-Modified Heat Shock Protein 90 May Be Associated with Urinary Stones by Takanobu Takata, Shinya Inoue, Kenshiro Kunii, Togen Masauji, Junji Moriya, Yoshiharu Motoo, Katsuhito Miyazawa

“…Background: Urinary stones (urolithiasis) have been categorized as kidney stones (renal calculus), ureteric stones (ureteral calculus and ureterolith), bladder stones (bladder calculus), and urethral stones (urethral calculus); however, the mechanisms underlying their promotion and related injuries in glomerular and tubular cells remain unclear. …”
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Acceptable Postvoid Residual Urine Volume after Vaginal Delivery and Its Association with Various Obstetric Parameters by Wen Sze Choe, Beng Kwang Ng, Ixora Kamisan Atan, Pei Shan Lim

“…For those unable to void at 6 hours postpartum, the bladder volume was measured. If the bladder volume was 500 ml or more, an indwelling catheter would be inserted and kept for 24 hours. …”
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Characterization of Urine-Derived Stromal/Stem Cells from Healthy Dogs and Dogs Affected by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) by Anna Lange-Consiglio, Filippo Tagliasacchi, Fausto Cremonesi, Claudia Gusmara, Claudia Pollera, Paola Scarpa, Giulia Gaspari, Pietro Riccaboni

“…In this paper, USCs were isolated from both healthy dogs and dogs affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the efficacy of collection methods (spontaneous micturition, bladder catheterization, and cystocentesis) were compared. …”
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Intraneobladder Hem-o-Lok Migration with Stone Formation after Orthotopic Neobladder Cystectomy by Zeng Shu-xiong, Zhang Zhen-sheng, Yu Xiao-wen, Li Hui-zhen, Lu Xin, Sun Ying-hao, Xu Chuan-liang

“…Hem-o-Lok clip migration into the bladder after laparoscopic orthotopic neobladder cystectomy is a rare complication; the first reported case in the literature. …”
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Incidence, Outcomes, and Factors Associated with Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Primary Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Abdominopelvic Injury Patients by Amonpon Kanlerd, Krissada Nakornchai, Karikarn Auksornchart, Warapan Watkwaw

“…The retrospective cohort of 38 abdominopelvic injury cases was admitted to the intensive care unit at Thammasat University Hospital, from January 1st to December 31st, 2018. The bladder pressure was recorded every 4 hours until the urethral catheter was removed. …”
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Cauda Equina Syndrome Without Perineal Sensory Changes or Lower Extremity Neurological Deficits Following Postoperative Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Case Report and Literature Revie... by Guanyi Liu, Qing Li, Hongfeng Ruan, Bingke Zhu, Weihu Ma, Yong Hu

“…Despite the delayed intervention, the patient made a full neurological recovery, with bladder and bowel functions restored by 3 months postoperatively. …”
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Nursing of a lung cancer patient with cough treated by Traditional Chinese Medicine ointment combined with acupoint sticking therapy (中药膏摩联合穴位贴敷疗法治疗1例肺癌相关性咳嗽患者的护理体会)... by WANG Xingyuan (王兴元), LIU Shuhong (刘书红), ZHANG Zhonghua (张中华)

“…Based on the concept of warming and obstruction-removing as tonifying therapy and green nursing of tumor, the patient was treated with the combination therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine ointment on bladder meridian (Feishu acupoint, Gaohuang acupoint) and acupoint sticking on Ren Channel (Tiantu acupoint) and bladder meridian (Feishu acupoint). …”
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Hidden cause of paralysis: tight filum terminale in spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality by Yi Yuan, Yi Yuan, Zong Jian An, Fei Gao, Zhi Hui Li, Wei Li Xu, Yong Sun

“…One patient developed scoliosis and another presented with neurogenic bladder.ConclusionTethered cord syndrome may be a potential underlying cause of SCIWORA. …”
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Mixture of Lindley and Lognormal Distributions: Properties, Estimation, and Application by A. S. Al-Moisheer

“…Also, the flexibility of the proposed mixture distribution is demonstrated by showing its superiority to fit a well-known real data set of 128 bladder cancer patients compared to several mixture and nonmixture distributions. …”
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Renal Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney with Synchronous Ipsilateral Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis by Dogan Atilgan, Nihat Uluocak, Bekir Suha Parlaktas

“…Left nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff removel was performed, and histopathological evolution showed a Fuhrman grade 3 clear cell type RCC with low-grade TCC of the pelvis.…”
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Robotic Partial Cystectomy for Urachal Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rawad Abou Zahr, Valentin Colinet, Aurore Mattlet, Teddy Jabbour, Romain Diamand

“…Urachal carcinoma is a very rare tumor, commonly found in the urachal remnant connecting the bladder dome to the umbilicus. Diagnosis is often challenging due to the location of the tumor and its late presentation. …”
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Pseudomembranous Trigonitis: A Common but Underrecognized Urological Entity by M. Stavropoulos, A. G. Papatsoris, C. Konstantinidis, M. Chrisofos

“…Pseudomembranous trigonitis is the term used to describe squamous metaplastic changes of the bladder trigone, which affect nearly 40% of adult females. …”
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The Implications of Multiple Repeat Cesarean Deliveries on Maternal Morbidity by Esra Can, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak

“…CONCLUSIONS: Pregnant women having multiple repeat CDs have a significantly increased risk of dense adhesions, placenta previa, PAS, intraoperative massive hemorrhage, blood transfusion, bladder injury, additional surgical interventions, including uterine artery ligation, internal iliac artery ligation, cesarean hysterectomy, and maternal ICU admission. …”
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Intraspecific Morphometric Variation in a New Species of <i>Ceratomyxa</i> Thélohan 1892 (Cnidaria) from the South Atlantic Ocean: An Ecomorphological Study Using Geometric Morphom... by Delfina M. P. Cantatore, Martina Lisnerová, Paula S. Marcotegui, María A. Rossin, Astrid S. Holzer

“…A new species of <i>Ceratomyxa</i> (Ceratomyxidae, Myxosporea) was found infecting the gall bladder of the Argentine croaker <i>Umbrina canosai</i> Berg 1895 (Sciaenidae, Perciformes) from the Argentine sea. …”
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The Effects of Induction and Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension on Cerebral Autoregulation: An Experimental Study by Marcelo de Lima Oliveira, Angela Macedo Salinet, Ricardo de Carvalho Nogueira, Alessandro Rodrigo Belon, Wellingson Silva Paiva, Brasil Chian Ping Jeng, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu

“…Four or seven millilitres of saline solution was infused into paediatric bladder catheter inserted in the parietal lobe (balloon inflation). …”
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