Preoperative Preparation and Planning Midurethral synthetic slings are the most common antiincontinence procedure performed for stress urinary incontinence, owing to their minimally invasive placement, quick postoperative recovery, relatively high success…
Urethral stricture disease (USD) remains a significant and often recalcitrant urologic condition frequently encountered by the majority of urologists. Treatment algorithms for management of recurrent stricture often involve attempts at…
Anterior compartment defects result from attenuation or separation of the pubocervical fibromuscularis. This defect results in a protrusion of anterior compartment structures, most commonly the bladder, leading to what is…
Symptoms of rectocele may include vaginal bulge, defecatory dysfunction such as constipation, tenesmus, splinting, or fecal incontinence or dyspareunia. Rectoceles are frequently present with some degree of concomitant apical and/or…
Although a pure laparoscopic approach to radical prostatectomy is feasible, the operation is formidable for a surgeon without advanced laparoscopic skills. The surgical robot is a computerized system of mechanical…
Urethral reconstruction in the female may be done for a variety of conditions. These include urethral stricture, short or ablated urethra (congenital or acquired), sling erosion, urethral diverticulum, urethral prolapse,…
Preoperative Preparation and Planning Rectourinary (rectovesical or rectourethral) fistulas typically occur as a result of iatrogenic causes such as prior radiation or operative injury. They may also occur from congenital…
Introducton Repair of urethral diverticulum was first described as early as the 19th century but the modern era in the diagnosis and treatment of female urethral diverticula (UD) began in…
A urethral caruncle is a protrusion of urethral mucosa from the urethral meatus and is almost exclusively a diagnosis in women. By definition, a urethral caruncle is an incomplete protrusion,…
Congenital or acquired absence of the vagina may be managed with progressive perineal dilation alone or with internal traction (Vechietti procedure) or surgical reconstruction. The McIndoe procedure is a perineal…
