scholarly journals Flexible Cystoscopy a Valuable Diagnostic Lool for Lower Urinary Tract Pathology

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-153
Author(s):  
Md Rokonuzzaman Khan ◽  
Fazal Naser ◽  
Moazzam Hossain ◽  
Mostafizur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Transitional Cell ◽  
Intravenous Urography ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Flexible Cystoscopy ◽  
Diagnostic Protocol ◽  
Lower Urinary

Objective: To assess the role of flexible cystoscopy in the diagnosis of lower urinary tract pathology and its suitability as a routine diagnostic protocol in outdoor patients. Methods: The cross sectional study was conducted at the advanced centre of kidney diseases and urology, Dhaka central international medical college, Dhaka from Jan 2016 to jan2019. All adult patients presenting with lower urinary symptoms to outdoor department were included. Flexible Cystoscopy was performed as a outdoor based procedure without sedation. Results: Of the 249 patients in the study,198(79%) were male and 51(21%) were female. Lower urinary tract pathologies were found in 192(72%) patients. The most common pathology among males was enlarged prostate 56(31%) patients. Urethral stricture, bladder neck high were found 23(11%),21(10%) respectively. Among females, urethral stenosis was the most common pathology in 23(32%)patients. Transitional cell carcinoma was seen in 11(4.4%) patients having hematuria with inconclusive ultrasound and intravenous urography. .All patients tolerated the procedure well with no procedure related complaints. Conclusion: Flexible cystoscopy is an effective, well tolerated and easy way of detecting lower urinary tract pathologies. It can alter the management as well as support the diagnosis and management. It is also helpful in routine surveillance of bladder tumours of low grade and low stage. Flexible cystoscopy should therefore be used as routine diagnostic protocol in outdoor practice. Bangladesh Journal of Urology, Vol. 23, No. 2, July 2020 p.151-153

scholarly journals Assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms during pregnancy: an observational cross-sectional study from Palestine

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaffar H. Saffarini ◽  
Qais T. Ahmad ◽  
Ahmad M. Samara ◽  
Dima S. Jabri ◽  
Zaina H. Safarini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Lower Urinary

Abstract Background Women frequently complain of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) during pregnancy due to multiple physiological and potentially pathological changes. Still, there is limited data on the characteristics of LUTS for pregnant women in Palestine. Therefore, this study was designed to assess LUTS among pregnant women in Palestine, in addition to identifying factors that exacerbate LUTS during pregnancy. Methods We devised a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study that used the Urinary Distress Inventory (UDI) and the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ) tools to assess LUTS during pregnancy in an antenatal care clinic setting. Multiple linear regressions were conducted to determine variables that significantly related to LUTS (UDI-6 and IIQ-7 scores as dependent variables). Results The study recruited 306 pregnant women. Regarding LUTS findings, the participants scored a mean of 31.9 ± 24.9 out of 100 points (6.7 ± 5.2 out of 21) for the IIQ-7 scale and a mean of 31.2 ± 19.2 out of 100 points (5.6 ± 3.4 out of 18) for the UDI-6 scale. Regression analysis showed that older women (p = 0.031), women with a higher body mass index (p < 0.001), and women in the third trimester of pregnancy (p = 0.023), were independently associated with high UDI score. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that obese and overweight patients (p = 0.006) and multiparity (p = 0.026) were independently associated with high IIQ score. Conclusions High body mass index is independently associated with both UDI and IIQ scores for LUTS. Several strategies should be arranged to raise the awareness of females of childbearing age in Palestine regarding LUTS during pregnancy and factors which may exacerbate LUTS, such as obesity and multiparity. Thus, preventive measures should be implemented, such as serial assessment of LUTS during antenatal care to respond timely to this frequent problem.

scholarly journals Lower Urinary Tract Neoplasia

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Griffin ◽  
William Culp ◽  
Robert Rebhun
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Urinary Bladder ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Transitional Cell ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Comparative Model ◽  
Lower Urinary

Lower urinary tract neoplasia in companion animals is a debilitating and often life-threatening disease. Tumors of the bladder, urethra, and prostate often occur independently, although extension of these tumors into adjacent regions of the lower urinary tract is documented frequently. The most common lower urinary tract tumor in dogs and cats is transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). In both dogs and cats, TCC affecting the urinary bladder is generally considered to be highly aggressive with both local and metastatic disease potential, and this disease poses unique treatment challenges. Whereas much literature exists regarding the TCC disease process, treatment options, and prognosis in dogs, relatively few studies on feline TCC have been published due to the lower incidence of TCC in this species. Prostate tumors, most commonly adenocarcinomas, occur less commonly in dogs and cats but serve an important role as a comparative model for prostate neoplasia in humans. This article serves as a review of the current information regarding canine and feline lower urinary tract neoplasia as well as the relevance of these diseases with respect to their human counterparts.

scholarly journals Randomised Controlled Study to Evaluate the Outcomes between Rigid and Flexible Cystoscopy in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Undergoing Diagnostic Cystoscopy

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 888-893
Author(s):  
Gaurish Sawant ◽  
Pawan Lal ◽  
Jagdeep Yadav ◽  
Lovenish Kumar ◽  
Rahul Saini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Flexible Cystoscopy ◽  
Post Procedure ◽  
Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Flexible Cystoscope ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Lower Urinary

BACKGROUND Cystoscopy is a commonly performed routine outpatient procedure and an essential diagnostic tool in urology. It may be performed using either rigid or flexible cystoscopes. From the clinical perspective, it might appear that flexible cystoscopy causes less discomfort than rigid cystoscopy, but remarkably head-to- head comparisons of these two devices are sparse. We wanted to compare rigid cystoscopy with flexible cystoscopy in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), in terms of the post-procedure outcomes defined as discomfort / pain experienced by the patient using the visual analogue score (VAS) scoring and duration of the procedure. METHODS A total of 60 male patients with LUTS were randomised to flexible and rigid cystoscopy groups (N = 30 each group). Cystoscopy was done using appropriate rigid and flexible cystoscope. Post procedure, patient was assessed with VAS scaling for pain. The duration of the procedure and any post-procedure discomfort and complication were also noted. RESULTS The mean age of patients of flexible cystoscopy group was comparable to that of a rigid cystoscopy group (39.43 ± 11.45 vs. 41.7 ± 10.8, P = 0.433). The mean duration (minutes) for flexible cystoscopy was significantly less than that of rigid cystoscopy (8.53 ± 1.81 vs. 9.77 ± 2.14, P = 0.019). The mean VAS score for flexible cystoscopy was significantly less than that of rigid cystoscopy (2.57 ± 0.97 vs. 3.97 ± 1.1, P < 0.0001). There was no significant difference between groups in terms of diagnosis (P = 0.796). Post-procedure complications were also comparable between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Flexible cystoscopy caused less pain and discomfort as compared to rigid cystoscopy. Duration of procedure was also less for the flexible cystoscope. KEY WORDS Cystoscopy, Flexible Cystoscopy, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Pain, Rigid Cystoscopy

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