The bladder neck is a group of muscles that connect the bladder to the urethra. The muscles tighten to hold urine in the bladder, and relax to release it through the urethra. Urinary problems occur ...

In our experience, these 2 cases were the 69 th and 93 rd cases. At the early stage in the learning curve of robotic surgery, RALP would have been difficult to perform in both of these cases, ...

Radical prostatectomy (RP) is the treatment of choice in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa). However, some patients still harbor a risk of progression after curative treatment.

Lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) comprises a heterogeneous group of pathologies associated with early-onset oligohydramnios and cystic renal disease that have high rates of perinatal morbidity ...

Bladder neck descent is an objective measurement that may improve the accuracy of SUI diagnosis. Bladder neck descent (BND) is prevalent among female runners who complain of stress urinary ...

Bladder cancer begins in the bladder or in the lining of the bladder. In time, the primary tumor can spread, or metastasize, into surrounding tissue. Cancer cells can also spread through the lymph ...

Background Bladder neck transection is one of the most difficult procedures for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), particularly in patients who have undergone previous ...