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Stothers L, Locke JA, Abdulaziz M, Lazare D, Kavanagh A, Macnab A. Standing open magnetic resonance imaging improves detection and staging of pelvic organ prolapse. Can Urol Assoc J 2021; 16:E20-E24. [PMID: 34464248 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.7244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The role of imaging in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) assessment is unclear. Open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems have a configuration that allows for imaging women with POP in different positions. Herein, we use a 0.5 Tesla open MRI to obtain supine, seated, and standing images. We then compare these images to evaluate the impact of posture on detection and staging of POP. METHODS Women presenting with symptoms of POP at a tertiary care university hospital were asked to participate in this prospective cohort study. Symptom scores, POP-Q staging and three-position MRI imaging of the pelvis data were collected. The pubococcygeal line (PCL) was used to quantify within-patient changes in pelvic organ position as defined by: no displacement, <1 cm inferior to the PCL, mild (1-3 cm), moderate (3.1-6 cm), and severe (>6 cm) in the axial and sagittal T2-weighted images. Statistical analysis was completed (T-test; p<0.05 significant). RESULTS A total of 42 women, age range 40-78 years, participated. There was a significant difference in the mean values associated with anterior prolapse in the supine (0.7±1.8), seated (2.4±3.4), and upright (4.2±1.6) positions (p=0.015). There was a significant difference in the mean values associated with apical prolapse in the supine (0.5±1.5), seated (1.5±1.4), and upright (2.1±1.5) positions (p=0.036). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that POP is more readily detected and upstaged with standing MRI images as compared to supine and seated positions. The developed two-minute standing MRI protocol may enable clinicians to better assess the extent of POP.
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- Lynn Stothers
- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD).,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, Wallenberg Research Centre at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Brennand EA, Wu G, Houlihan S, Globerman D, Gagnon LH, Birch C, Hyakutake M, Carlson KV, Al-Shankiti H, Robert M, Lazare D, Kim-Fine S. Two Intraoperative Techniques for Midurethral Sling Tensioning: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol 2020; 136:471-481. [PMID: 32769657 PMCID: PMC7431154 DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the use of a Mayo Scissor as a suburethral spacer compared with a Babcock clamp holding a loop of tape under the urethra results in different rates of abnormal bladder outcomes 12 months after retropubic midurethral sling surgery. METHODS The MUST (Mid-Urethral Sling Tensioning) trial was a block-randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial that allocated women to have their retropubic midurethral slings tensioned by Scissor or Babcock technique. The primary outcome (abnormal bladder) was a composite of persistent stress urinary incontinence (SUI), overactive bladder, and urinary retention. Secondary outcomes included outcomes of the composite, postoperative catheterization, incontinence-related questionnaires, repeat incontinence treatment, and uroflowmetry. Sample size of 159 in each arm (N=318) was planned for a superiority trial, hypothesizing a 10% difference in primary outcome. RESULTS From September 2015 to December 2017, 506 women were screened and 318 were randomized. Baseline characteristics were similar in each arm. At 12 months, 253 (79.6%) women provided information on primary outcome: 40 of 128 (31.3%) patients with midurethral slings tensioned by Scissor experienced abnormal bladder, compared with 23 of 125 (18.4%) of those with midurethral slings tensioned by Babcock (P=.018, relative difference 12.9%). Secondary analyses favored Babcock for median duration of catheterization and the proportions of women experiencing urinary retention requiring sling lysis. Uroflowmetry parameters suggest the Scissor technique is more restrictive. Rates of mesh erosion were lower for the Scissor arm. No differences occurred in proportions of women experiencing patient reported persistent SUI after surgery. CONCLUSION Abnormal bladder outcomes were 12.9% less frequent for women with midurethral slings tensioned by Babcock. Both techniques provided a comparable patient reported cure for SUI at 12 months. Women with midurethral slings tensioned by Scissors experienced more intervention for obstruction, whereas those with midurethral slings tensioned by Babcock experienced higher rates of mesh erosion. This information about how the postoperative courses differ allows surgeons to better counsel patients preoperatively or tailor their choice of technique. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02480231. FUNDING SOURCE Boston Scientific.
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- Erin A Brennand
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the Department of Community Health Sciences, the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Lovatt C, Stothers L, Macnab A, Lazare D. PD39-10 DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A NOVEL PICTOGRAM-BASED URINARY SYMPTOM SCORE: THE VISUAL URINARY SYMPTOM SCORE (VUSS) FOR WOMEN. J Urol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.1737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Stothers L, Tsang B, Nigro M, Lazare D, Macnab A. An integrative review of standardized clinical evaluation tool utilization in anticholinergic drug trials for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. Spinal Cord 2016; 54:1114-1120. [PMID: 27241452 PMCID: PMC5308214 DOI: 10.1038/sc.2016.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN To review prospective and randomized trials studying anticholinergic therapy for neurogenic bladder in SCI to identify whether trials included standardized clinical evaluation tools and reporting measures now recognized to enhance clinical trial data. METHODS A systematic search via EMBASE, MEDLINE, CENTRAL, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), HTA (Health Technology Assessment), CMR (Comprehensive Microbial Resource), HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) and PsycINFO using the key term spinal cord injury crossed with oxybutynin, tolterodine, darifenacin, solifenacin, fesoterodine, trospium chloride, propiverine, propantheline and anticholinergic(s) for 1946-2015 inclusive. We then collated whether standardized clinical tools, measures and descriptors were used within each study identified: American Spine Injury Association (ASIA) impairment scale; symptom scores validated in SCI; technical methodology for urodynamics/video urodynamics; urinary diaries; and standardized urologic terminology. RESULTS A total of 1225 entries with 610 unique articles were identified, 14 randomized and 16 prospective studies. In 6/30 the population comprised SCI patients with neurogenic bladder alone; the remainder included mixed neurogenic etiologies. Classification using the ASIA impairment scale was used in <10% of studies; none used symptom scores validated in SCI; <50% reported urodynamic test methodology fully, incorporated urinary diaries or used International Continence Society Standardization Subcommittee urinary tract terminology. CONCLUSION Integrative review of trials from 1946 to 2015 identified infrequent use of standardized clinical evaluation tools and reporting measures. Data from future trials evaluating therapies for neurogenic bladder would likely be more applicable to specific SCI patients if current standardized classification and descriptors now available were used consistently: for example, the ASIA scale, symptom scores validated in SCI, standardized urodynamic methodology, urinary diaries and urinary tract terminology. Studies recruiting SCI patients exclusively would also provide additional benefit.
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- L Stothers
- Department of Urological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Associate Member Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and School of Population and Public Health University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- St Andrews University, Fife, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Urological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences and Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Ho M, Stothers L, Lazare D, Tsang B, Macnab A. Evaluation of educational content of YouTube videos relating to neurogenic bladder and intermittent catheterization. Can Urol Assoc J 2015; 9:320-54. [PMID: 26644803 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.2955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Many patients conduct internet searches to manage their own health problems, to decide if they need professional help, and to corroborate information given in a clinical encounter. Good information can improve patients' understanding of their condition and their self-efficacy. Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) featuring neurogenic bladder (NB) require knowledge and skills related to their condition and need for intermittent catheterization (IC). METHODS Information quality was evaluated in videos accessed via YouTube relating to NB and IC using search terms "neurogenic bladder intermittent catheter" and "spinal cord injury intermittent catheter." Video content was independently rated by 3 investigators using criteria based on European Urological Association (EAU) guidelines and established clinical practice. RESULTS In total, 71 videos met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 12 (17%) addressed IC and 50 (70%) contained information on NB. The remaining videos met inclusion criteria, but did not contain information relevant to either IC or NB. Analysis indicated poor overall quality of information, with some videos with information contradictory to EAU guidelines for IC. High-quality videos were randomly distributed by YouTube. IC videos featuring a healthcare narrator scored significantly higher than patient-narrated videos, but not higher than videos with a merchant narrator. About half of the videos contained commercial content. CONCLUSIONS Some good-quality educational videos about NB and IC are available on YouTube, but most are poor. The videos deemed good quality were not prominently ranked by the YouTube search algorithm, consequently user access is less likely. Study limitations include the limit of 50 videos per category and the use of a de novo rating tool. Information quality in videos with healthcare narrators was not higher than in those featuring merchant narrators. Better material is required to improve patients' understanding of their condition.
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- Matthew Ho
- Medical student, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Department of Urological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Medical Student, St. Andrew's University, St Andrews, Fife, UK
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- Department of Urological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Friedman B, Stothers L, Lazare D, Macnab A. Positional pelvic organ prolapse (POP) evaluation using open, weight-bearing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Can Urol Assoc J 2015. [PMID: 26225170 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.2767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is completed in the supine position. Open magnetic resonance imaging (MRO) uses vertical magnets, allowing imaging in a variety of upright postures. This pilot study used MRO to evaluate the change of prolapse in different positions compared to non-prolapsed images. METHODS In total, 11 women (6 POP, 5 controls) aged 24 to 65 years had 12 MRO images (midline sagittal pelvic line) consecutively when supine, sitting and standing with a full and empty bladder. Lengths between the lowest point of the bladder to the pubococcygeal (PC) and pubopromontoreal (PP) lines in each image were compared, and the ratio of bladder area under the PC and PP lines to the total bladder area. RESULTS Significant elongation between the PC line and lowest point of the bladder was evident in subjects with POP comparing supine and standing images (p = 0.03), but not controls (p = 0.07). Similarly, this axis was significantly longer in cystocele subjects versus controls only in the standing position. Bladder area under the PC line was significantly increased between supine and standing positions only among subjects with cystocele (p < 0.01), and significantly larger among the study group in the standing position (p < 0.005), less significant in the supine position (p = 0.015), and not significant in the sitting position (p = 0.3). CONCLUSIONS MRO imaging allows us to investigate the effects of upright position and weight bearing on the staging of POP. Imaging patients when sitting and standing identified that significant changes occur in the maximal descent of the bladder.
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- Boris Friedman
- Associate Member, Department of Urology, Lady Davis Carmel medical center, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Urologic Sciences University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Specialty Gynaecology, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences University of British Columbia, Canada
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Abdulaziz M, Stothers L, Lazare D, Macnab A. An integrative review and severity classification of complications related to pessary use in the treatment of female pelvic organ prolapse. Can Urol Assoc J 2015. [PMID: 26225188 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.2783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pessary use is the preferred non-surgical treatment option for female pelvic organ prolapse. As pessaries can be used chronically to alter pelvic floor anatomy, consideration of short-and long-term complications is important in patient management. We systematically reviewed articles describing the complications of pessary use to determine frequency and severity. METHODS A systematic search via MEDLINE and PubMed using the key terms "complications," "pessary," "pelvic organ prolapse," "side effects" was conducted for the years 1952 to 2014 inclusively. Selected articles cited in the publications identified were also considered. Only full-text material published in English was reviewed. All pessary-related complications described were collated; overall frequency within case reports and case series were calculated and severity was graded using the Clavien-Dindo classification. RESULTS In total, 61 articles met the inclusion criteria. The most common complications reported were vaginal discharge/vaginitis, erosion, and bleeding. Complications were related to pessary shape and material, and duration in situ. Clavien-Dindo classification of complication severity found that all 5 grade levels were attributed to pessary use; serious grade 4 and 5 complications included cancer, adjacent organ fistula and death. CONCLUSION There are few detailed reports of complications of pessary use relative to the estimated frequency of pessary use worldwide. Prospective studies documenting complications by shape, material, and size, and objectively classifying complication severity are required. As serious grade 4 and 5 complications of pessary use occur, further development of clinical follow-up guidelines for long-term pessary users is justified.
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- Marwa Abdulaziz
- PhD Candidate, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Larouche M, Stothers L, Geoffrion R, Lazare D, Clancy A, Koenig N, Cundiff G. Mid-YouTube Slings: A Systematic Appraisal pf Social Media on Information Quality, Surgical Content and Bias about Mid-urethral Slings. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.12.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tsang B, Stothers L, Macnab A, Lazare D, Nigro M. A systematic review and comparison of questionnaires in the management of spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and the neurogenic bladder. Neurourol Urodyn 2015; 35:354-64. [PMID: 25620137 DOI: 10.1002/nau.22720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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AIMS Validated questionnaires are increasingly the preferred method used to obtain historical information. Specialized questionnaires exist validated for patients with neurogenic disease including neurogenic bladder. Those currently available are systematically reviewed and their potential for clinical and research use are described. METHODS A systematic search via Medline and PubMed using the key terms questionnaire(s) crossed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) for the years 1946 to January 22, 2014 inclusive. Additional articles were selected from review of references in the publications identified. Only peer reviewed articles published in English were included. RESULTS 18 questionnaires exist validated for patients with neurogenic bladder; 14 related to MS, 3 for SCI, and 1 for neurogenic bladder in general; with 4 cross-validated in both MS and SCI. All 18 are validated for both male and female patients; 59% are available only in English. The domains of psychological impact and physical function are represented in 71% and 76% of questionnaires, respectively. None for the female population included elements to measure symptoms of prolapse. CONCLUSION The last decade has seen an expansion of validated questionnaires to document bladder symptoms in neurogenic disease. Disease specific instruments are available for incorporation into the clinical setting for MS and SCI patients with neurogenic bladder. The availability of caregiver and interview options enhances suitability in clinical practice as they can be adapted to various extents of disability. Future developments should include expanded language validation to the top 10 global languages reported by the World Health Organization.
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- B Tsang
- St. Andrews University, United Kingdom
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- Department of Urological Sciences, University of British Columbia
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- Department of Urological Sciences, University of British Columbia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia
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- Department of Urological Sciences, University of British Columbia
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Liang T, Lazare D, Schulz J, Flood C. A rare complication of suprapubic catheterisation following pelvic reconstructive surgery for urinary incontinence. BMJ Case Rep 2012; 2012:bcr.02.2012.5758. [PMID: 22962370 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Suprapubic (SP) catheterisation is commonly used for drainage of the bladder following pelvic surgery. Although it is a widely employed procedure, it is not without complications, such as infection and blockage. The authors report a rare complication of SP catheterisation involving a persistent SP catheter site fistulous tract and an infected haematoma significantly complicating a patient's postoperative course. Wound debridement, bladder drainage and a prolonged course of antibiotics were employed to successfully treat this complication. The exact mechanism of her complication is only speculative, however to our knowledge no similar cases of a fistula after removal of a SP catheter used for short-term bladder drainage have been reported.
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- Tina Liang
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Jantzie L, Lazare D, Schulz J, Flood C. A 56-year-old woman with early acute pulmonary emboli following pelvic reconstructive surgery. BMJ Case Rep 2011; 2011:bcr1120103556. [PMID: 22707553 PMCID: PMC3062348 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.11.2010.3556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains a significant cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality. There are few reports on acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) following urogynaecological surgery. The authors report a case of an adult woman who developed a massive acute PE early on postoperative day 1 following a complex reconstructive surgery. Following anticoagulation treatment and placement of an inferior vena cava filter, the patient recovered and was discharged without discomfort on the ninth postoperative day. While recognition of the early occurrence of VTE is important to ensure optimal patient care following major pelvic surgery, this case highlights the need to reconsider VTE prophylaxis protocols in moderate to high-risk populations undergoing elective surgery.
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- Lindsay Jantzie
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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