his study was conducted to assess the benefits of varicocelectomy on semen parameters and pregnancy rate in men who had infertility and clinical varicocele with severe oligozoospermia. We noticed that varicocelectomy significantly improves the spontaneous pregnancy rate and sperm quality in patients with severe oligospermia and thus provides a chance for such patients to achieve unassisted pregnancy before trying assisted ... Read more

To evalute the role of transrectal ultrasound in diagnosis of different lesions and compare the TRUS with MRI imaging of the protstate in different prostatic lesions Read more

Abstract Objective: To determine the ability of bladder wall thickness (BWT) in combination with non-invasive variables to distinguish patients with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). Patients and methods: Patients completed the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire and prostate size was measured by transrectal ultra- sonography (US). Pressure-flow studies were performed to determine the urody- namic diagnosis. BWT was measured at ... Read more

Introduction: Invasive cancer bladder is a life-threatening disease that is best treated with radical cystectomy and a suitable urinary diversion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oncological outcome, voiding and sexual functions after genital sparing radical cystectomy with orthotopic bladder reconstruction in pre-menopausal women with bladder cancer. Materials and Methods: 18 pre-menopausal women who underwent radical cystectomy ... Read more

Abstract Background Several techniques have been used to repair mid-penile hypospadias; however, high failure rates and major complications have been reported. In this study, we describe a novel technique using a well-vascularized flap of the inner and outer preputial skin. Methods A total of 110 male children with hypospadias underwent repair by our technique between 2008 and 2015. The inclusion ... Read more

The purpose of this study was to identify sites of squamous differentaion in urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder, to differntaite between urothelial carcinoma and squmaous cell carcinoma of the urinary baldder specially those poorly differntiated forms using DSC-2, COX-2 and CK-14 and to corelate these markers with avilalable clinical and histological parameters in urinary bladder Read more

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate outcomes of adolescent varicocele in the case of surgical versus conservative management. METHODS 173 adolescent patients presenting with varicocele were evaluated clinically and sonographically to define va... Read more

Article abstract To evaluate outcomes of adolescent varicocele in the case of surgical versus conservative management. 173 adolescent patients presenting with varicocele were evaluated clinically and sonographically to define varicocele grade and testicular volume. The patients were divided into 2 groups: A (53) with testicular size discrepancy >20% and bilateral varicoceles; B (120) unilaterally affected patients with testicular size discrepancy ... Read more

Objectives To evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of the transobturator vaginal tape ‘inside-out’ (TVT-O) procedure for managing new-onset stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after radical cystectomy (RC) and orthotopic W-neobladder construction in women. Patients and methods Between January 2004 and June 2010, 57 women were treated with RC and orthotopic ileal neobladder reconstruction. Six of these patients (median age 44 ... Read more

Objective Finasteride had been used to control frequent hematuria due to BPH. In this study, we tried to test the efficacy of finasteride to control refractory idiopathic hemospermia lasting for more than 3 months for which conservative treatment has failed. Patients and methods In a period from 1998 to 2008, 70 patients with hemospermia presented to urology department, Sohag university ... Read more