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Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 19th ed

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Contents

1 urologic anatomy for the general surgeon

2 endoscopic urologic surgery

3 urologic infectious disease

4 voiding dysfunction, BOO,BPH, and incontinence

5 male reproductive and sexual dysfunction

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Contents

6 urolithiasis

7 urologic trauma

8 nontraumatic urologic emergencies

9 urologic oncology

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Urologic Anatomy
for the general
surgeon

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY

™Upper Abdomen and Retroperitoneum

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY

™ the surrounding organs:

Right Left

Posterior 12th rib 11th~12th rib


psoas muscle psoas muscle,
Anterior Liver pancreas tail and splenic
hepatorenal ligament vessels,
(coronary ligament) lesser sac and stomach,
duodenum, jejunum,
hepatic flexure of the splenorenal ligament
colon

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY
™URETER

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY

ƒ Ureter
• lie on the psoas muscle
• pass medially to the sacroiliac joints
• cross the iliac vessels anteriorly
• swing laterally near the ischial spines
• pass medially to penetrate the base of the bladder
• vasa deferentia pass anterior to the ureters
• uterine arteries are closely related to the lower ureters
ƒ blood supply
• The calyces, pelvis, and upper ureter: renal arteries
• The lower ureter: common and internal iliac, internal
spermatic, and vesical arteries
UROLOGIC ANATOMY
™Pelvic Anatomy: Bladder, Prostate,
and Seminal Vesicles

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY

™ BLADDER
ƒ Capacity: ~500 mL
ƒ Cephalad: urachus, a fibrous remnant of the cloaca
ƒ Superior: covered by peritoneal reflection
ƒ Inferior: attached to the pubic bone by puboprostatic ligaments /
pubovesical ligaments
ƒ Artery:
• hypogastric a.(internal iliac a.)Æsuperior, middle, and inferior vesical arteries
• vaginal and uterine a.
ƒ Vein:
• vesicle plexus Æ internal iliac v.
ƒ Lymphatics:
• The bulk of the lymphatic drainage Æ external iliac LN
• Anterior, lateral drainage Æ obturator, internal iliac node
• Base, trigone Æ internal, common iliac groups
ƒ transitional epithelial cell = urothelium = bladder mucosa
Æ lamina propria
Æ muscularis propria = detrusor muscle
UROLOGIC ANATOMY
™Pelvic Anatomy: Bladder, Prostate,
and Seminal Vesicles

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY

™ PROSTATE
ƒ Weight:~20 g
ƒ Anterior: puboprostatic ligament
ƒ Inferiorly: urogenital diaphragm
ƒ Posterior: Denonvilliers' fascia x2 layersÆ rectum
ƒ Zonal anatomy
• peripheral zone
• central zone
• transitional zone
• anterior segment(anterior fibromuscular stroma)
• preprostatic sphincteric zone
• *BPH develops from the median or lateral lobes, posterior lobe is
prone to cancerous formation.
ƒ ejaculatory ductsÆ verumontanum

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY

™ PROSTATE
ƒ Artery:
• inferior vesical a.
• internal pudendal a.
• middle rectal (hemorrhoidal) a.
ƒ Vein:
• periprostatic plexus, which has connections with the deep
dorsal vein of the penis and the internal iliac
(hypogastric) veins
ƒ neurovascular bundles (NVB): near the posterolateral
surface of the urethra and prostate gland

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY
™Groin, Genitalia, and Perineum

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY

™ Male urethra
ƒ 20 cm
ƒ four anatomic sections
• Prostatic urethra
• Membranous urethra
• Bulbous urethra
• penile urethra.
™ female urethra
ƒ 4 cm
ƒ lies below the pubic symphysis
ƒ anterior to the vagina
™ voluntary external urinary sphincter:
lies within the urogenital diaphragm

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UROLOGIC ANATOMY

™ Spermatic cord, contains:


ƒ vas deferens
ƒ internal and external spermatic arteries,
ƒ artery of the vas
ƒ spermatic vein
ƒ Lymphatics
ƒ Nerves
™ epididymis
ƒ 1~3 seminiferous tubules Ærete testis in the mediastinum Æ12~
20 efferent ductules Æhead of the epididymis Æsingle coiled
duct of the epididymis
™ testis
ƒ 4 × 3 × 2.5 cm in diameter
ƒ Tunica albuginea, connects with the lobules within the testis
Ævisceral tunica vaginalis Æ serous tunica vaginalis
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endoscopic urologic
surgery

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Endoscopic
urologic surgery
™ Cystoscopy/cystourethroscopy(CUS)
ƒ rigid or flexible
ƒ adult
• 17Fr diagnostic rigid scopes
• 24 to 26 Fr operating resectoscopes
ƒ Cold cup biopsy forcep
™ Cone-tipped / straight ureteral catheter
ƒ Retrograde pyelography (RP): May be safely
performed to patients with a history of contrast allergy
ƒ To aid in identifying the ureters during surgery

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Endoscopic
urologic surgery
™ Optical urethrotome: urethral stricture
incision
™ Electroresectoscope
ƒ cutting loop
ƒ Green Light laser
ƒ Holmium laser
ƒ bipolar resection system
ƒ Ellik evacuator
™ Continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)

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Endoscopic
urologic surgery

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Urologic Infectious
Disease

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Urologic infectious
disease
™ Emphysematous Infection
ƒ DM
ƒ Emphysematous pyelonephritis
• fulminant infection involving the renal parenchyma progress
to involve the perinephric space
• most common causative agent: E.coli
• percutaneous drainage
• urgent nephrectomy: delay if improving with medical
treatment
ƒ Emphysematous pyelitis
• gas within the renal collecting system but not within the
parenchyma

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Urologic infectious
disease

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Urologic infectious
disease
ƒ Emphysematous cystitis
• gas-forming infection involving the bladder wall
• urinary catheter drainage
ƒ Acute papillary necrosis
• ischemic state involving the renal papillae
• sloughed papilla into the collecting system and
ureter, causing obstruction
• urgent drainage of the obstructed upper tract
ƒ Gas present in the urinary tract
• anaerobic urinary infection, instrumentation or
catheterization, colovesical fistula

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Urologic infectious
disease
™ Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis
ƒ foamy, lipid-laden, macrophage infiltrate in the renal
parenchyma
ƒ chronic bacterial infection, usually in the presence of
stones and chronic obstruction
ƒ poorly functioning kidney
ƒ fistulization to the flank or adjacent organs
ƒ drainage often are unproductive, Nephrectomy is
usually indicated
• “cooling off period” for active infection
• risk of iatrogenic adjacent organ injury is high
• the renal vessels cannot be individually dissected

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Urologic infectious
disease
™ Epididymitis, Epididymo-Orchitis, Without
and With abscess
ƒ infected through ascending infection from the urinary
tract down the vas deferens into the scrotum
ƒ DDx:
• testicular torsion
• incarcerated inguinal hernia
• testicular tumor with necrosis and inflammation
ƒ Scrotal ultrasound
• abscess: surgical drainage +/- orchiectomy
• testicular ischemia: exploration +/- orchiectomy

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Urologic infectious
disease
™ Fournier’s Gangrene
ƒ Necrotizing soft tissue infections of the genitalia
ƒ scrotal and genital pain, swelling, discoloration or
frank necrosis, crepitus, foul-smelling discharge
ƒ broad-spectrum antibiotic, supportive care, urgent
surgical debridement
ƒ separate the parietal tunica vaginalis of the testes
from the overlying necrotic dartos and skin and
preserve the tunical compartment intact
ƒ If the penile skin is necrotic, it can be débrided down
to but not through the Buck’s fascial layer
ƒ urinary tract source: urethral stricture with perforation
 Foley
ƒ meshed STSG for the scrotum and nonmeshed thick
STSG for the penile shaft
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Urologic infectious
disease

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Urologic infectious
disease
™Genitourinary Fungal Infections
ƒ diabetics, immunocompromised patients
ƒ extensive nosocomial and antibiotic exposure
ƒ invasive fungal infections of the bladder or
kidneys may be life-threatening
ƒ antifungal bladder irrigation
ƒ fungus balls in the renal colleting
system:direct irrigation or endoscopic removal

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Urologic infectious
disease
™Genitourinary Tuberculous Infections
ƒ Urine cultures from the first morning void
ƒ Upper urinary tract tuberculosis infection
• may cause ureteral strictures, result in silent
obstruction and renal loss
ƒ Tuberculous epididymitis
ƒ chronic epididymitis results in cutaneous
fistula formation
ƒ test for an immunocompromised state,
including HIV
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Voiding Dysfunction,
BOO, BPH, and
Incontinence

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Voiding dysfunction
™ Postoperative Acute Urinary Retention
ƒ Cause:
• Immobility
• Narcosis
• anticholinergic side effects of anesthetic agents
• underlying subclinical bladder outlet obstruction,
• local pain and spasm (typical after hemorrhoid or groin hernia
surgery)
• transient prostatic swelling following coronary bypass surgery
or other procedures requiring cardiopulmonary bypass
ƒ Treatment:
• Catheterization   voiding trial   second catheterization +
indwelling Foley catheter for 1 or more days
• alpha blocker
• adequate analgesics
• urodynamic studies
• cystoscopy
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Voiding dysfunction
™ Urinary Incontinence
ƒ Urgency incontinence
• loss of urine associated with an urge to void
• overactive bladder / detrusor instability
• anticholinergic / antimuscarinic
– SE: dry mouth, constipation, confusion
– Contraindication: narrow-angle glaucoma
ƒ Stress incontinence
• loss of urine with movement, straining, or increase in
abdominal pressure
• multiple vaginal deliveries, psot radical prostatectomy
• pelvic floor exercises, sling, artificial urinary sphincter

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Voiding dysfunction

ƒ Overflow incontinence
• loss of urine when the bladder becomes full and
there is an inability to empty volitionally
• palpate the full bladder, measurement of postvoid
residual by ultrasound or catheter drainage
• the cause of the bladder distention: obstructive
versus detrusor dysfunction

ƒ Mixed incontinence

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Voiding dysfunction

™Neurourology and Voiding


Dysfunction of the Neurologically
Impaired
ƒ cerebral dysfunction: uninhibited detrusor
function
ƒ cervical cord lesions: detrusor-sphincter
dyssynergia (DESD)
ƒ lower lumbar / sacral lesions: bladder
flaccidity and impaired emptying

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Voiding dysfunction

™Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and


Bladder Outlet and Urethral
Obstruction
ƒ LUTS (lower urinary tract symptoms)
ƒ little correlation between the measured
volume of the prostate and degree of
symptomatology that results
ƒ watchful waiting

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Voiding dysfunction

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Voiding dysfunction

ƒ medical therapy
• α-adrenergic blocking agents
– orthostatic side effects
• 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors
– block the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone
– reduce the actual volume of the prostate
– alters the serum PSA level (reduces it ≈50%)
– maximal effects seen by 6 months
ƒ minimally invasive
ƒ standard surgical intervention
• laser procedures
• TURP
• open simple prostatectomy

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male reproductive &


sexual dysfunction

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Male Infertility

ƒ Infertility affects 15% ~ 20% of couples


ƒ Male factor: 50% of these cases.
ƒ Hx:
• potential gonadotoxic exposure
• urologic and sexually transmitted infections
• trauma and prior surgery involving the pelvis, groin, and
genitalia
• family history of infertility
ƒ PE:
• Masculinization
• meatal location
• testicular size
• presence and normalcy of the
epididymis and vas deferens
• Varicocele
• DRE
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Male Infertility

ƒ Semen analysis
• semen volume
• consistency
• sperm concentration
• sperm total count
• percentage motility
• quality of sperm movement
• sperm morphology
• presence of RBC/WBC/bacteria
ƒ serum hormone studies
• FSH
• LH
• testosterone
• free testosterone
• prolactin
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Male Infertility

ƒ azoospermia: complete absence of sperm from


the semen
• lack of sperm production
– normal semen volume
– elevated serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level
• defects in sperm transport or ejaculation
– ductal obstruction
» iatrogenic injury (e.g., inguinal hernia repair)
– ejaculatory dysfunction.

ƒ abnormal bulk semen parameters: reduced sperm


numbers, motility, or morphology
• varicocele
• antisperm antibodies
• genital duct infection with pyospermia causing sperm dysfunction
• gonadotoxic exposure

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Male Sexual
Dysfunction
™40% of men at 40y/o and 70% of
men at 70y/o
™erectile dysfunction can be an early
indication of significant
atherosclerotic vascular disease

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Urolithiasis

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Urolithiasis
™ Risk factors
ƒ 20~50y/o, males, Caucasians and Asians
ƒ family history of stone disease
ƒ Low fluid intake (<1200ml/day)
ƒ High animal protein intake
ƒ Low activity levels
ƒ Chronic UTI
ƒ primary hyperparathyroidism
ƒ Sarcoidosis
ƒ Familial renal tubular acidosis
ƒ hyperoxaluria
ƒ cystinuria
ƒ inflammatory bowel disease
ƒ short gut syndrome
ƒ medullary sponge kidney
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Urolithiasis

™Symptoms
ƒ acute onset pain, hematuria, and possibly
nausea, vomiting, and ileus.
™Image:
ƒ KUB: 90% of stones are radio-opacity
ƒ Ultrasound: hydronephrosis
ƒ non-contrast CT: the stone and the dilated
collecting system proximal to it

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Urolithiasis

™Acute episodes: obstruction /


infection
ƒ Hydration
ƒ Analgesics
ƒ Decompressed urgently if with infection
• retrograde ureteral stent insertion
• percutaneous nephrostomy insertion
• Ureteroscopic lithotripsy is contraindicated.

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Urolithiasis
™Treatment
ƒ Watchful waiting pilots
ƒ Extracorporeal lithotripsy (ESWL)
ƒ Intracorporeal techniques
• Ureteroscopic stone manipulation
• Flexible ureteroscopy and laser treatment
• Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
ƒ Open/Laparoscopic stone surgery
• Pyelolithotomy
• Anatrophic (avascular) nephrolithotomy
• Nephrectomy

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Urologic Trauma

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Urologic trauma

™Urologic injury
ƒ 10% of penetrating abdominal trauma cases
ƒ variable percentage of blunt abdominal
trauma cases
™Renal injuries
ƒ 1.4% to 3.25% of all trauma patients
ƒ 4% to 8% of penetrating trauma patients

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Urologic trauma

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Urologic trauma

™Renal Injuries
ƒ Imaging :CT scan
• renal vasculature and of parenchymal lacerations
• displaced or nonperfused parenchymal fragments
• urinary extravasation
• assessing function of the contralateral uninjured kidney
• one-shot IVP may be obtained 10 minutes after the
injection of iodinated contrast
ƒ Treatment
• Grade 1 ~ 3:routinely managed nonoperatively
• Grade 4:controversial
– hemodynamic
– Interventional radiology options
• grade 5:operative intervention

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Urologic trauma
™Ureteral Injuries
ƒ 5% to 10% of penetrating abdominal trauma
ƒ uncommon in blunt trauma
ƒ gross hematuria may be absent
ƒ Imaging
• Contrast-enhanced CT + delayed excretory phase
• retrograde pyelography
• IVP
ƒ Treatment
• penetrating injuries / blunt avulsion: best managed by
surgical repair
• Ureteral contusions:
– prophylactic stenting to reduce progressive edema, occlusion, and
ischemia and postinjury extravasation
• avoid devascularization to prevent ischemic injury
• spatulated, tension-free anastomosis

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Urologic trauma
™Bladder Injuries
ƒ Gross hematuria
ƒ Penetrating injuries with laparotomy planned:
• direct inspection of the injury site intraoperatively
ƒ Blunt trauma
• stress cystogram to distinguish intraperitoneal from extraperitoneal
injury
ƒ Extraperitoneal rupture
• pelvic fracture Æ tearing and shear forces related to injury to the pelvic
ring
• catheter drainage alone
• repair may be necessary when failure of catheter management
ƒ Intraperitoneal rupture
• sudden compression of the bladder by impact to the lower anterior
abdominal wall --> laceration of the bladder dome
• exploration and repair
ƒ Complex bladder injuries
• extensive lacerations of the bladder neck in women, or concomitant
injury to the lower bladder segment and rectum or vagina
• require operative repair
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Urologic trauma

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Urologic trauma
ƒ exploration of the bladder:
• midline anterior cystotomy
• examine interior of the bladder
• evacuate blood clot
• assess critical structures
– intramural ureters
– ureteral orifices
– passing feeding tubes up the ureters
– intraoperative retrograde pyelography
– bladder neck
• close defects in the bladder wall in two layers
– care should be taken when suturing the bladder near
the ureteral orifices or intramural ureter
– intraoperative stenting
• Injuries in continuity with rectal or vaginal injuries
– omental flap interposition to prevent fistula
• diversion with a large-bore Foley catheter (22~24Fr)
• suprapubic cystostomy tubes
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Urologic trauma

™Urethral Injuries
ƒ suspicion of urethral injury
• blood per the urethra or blood at the urethral meatus
following blunt trauma
– pelvic fracture
– straddle injury with perineal impact
• penetrating trauma
– severe pubic diastasis
– marked vertical shear pelvic fracture

ƒ retrograde urethrography prior to Foley


catheter insertion

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Urologic trauma
ƒ Treatment
• primary immediate goal: provide urinary bladder
drainage – suprapubic catheter
• early catheter realignment for posterior urethral
disruption
• delay repair

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Urologic trauma
™Genital Injuries
ƒ Early exploration and repair
ƒ Penile injuries
• remove foreign material
• cleanse the wound
• hemostasis
• repair defects in the tunica albuginea or urethra
– Penile fracture: sudden flexion of the erect penis during sexual
activity
ƒ Scrotal and testicular injuries
• scrotal ultrasound: whether the testis is ruptured
• débridement of devitalized parenchyma
• closure of the capsule (tunica albuginea of the testis)
• repair of the scrotum
• Orchiectomy
– thoroughly destroy the blood supply to the testis
– no viable parenchyma available to salvage.
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Nontraumatic
Urologic Emergencies

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Testicular Torsion

ƒ congenital deformity: “bell clapper deformity”


→able to rotate freely on its spermatic cord pedicle
→progressive edema and venous and arterial occlusion
→testicular infarction
ƒ occurring usually in the pediatric, adolescent,
and young adult groups
ƒ DDx:
• trauma,
• epididymitis,
• incarcerated hernia
ƒ Doppler ultrasound: absence of arterial flow
to the testis.
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Testicular Torsion

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Testicular Torsion
ƒ Best results: detorsion within 4 hours of the onset
of pain
ƒ 8 ~ 12 hours: testicular viability and function
decreases significantly
ƒ Ultrasound: within 1 hour after presentation
ƒ surgical exploration if high suspicion and
ultrasound is not available in a reasonable
time frame
ƒ scrotal incision Æ detorsion Æ orchiopexy Æ
orchiopexy on the contralateral side at the
same setting
ƒ Even a late torsion is suspected (e.g., several
days of fixed swelling, firmness), urgent
exploration is still indicated
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™Gross Hematuria With Clot Retention
ƒ Surgical Emergency:
• with a hazardous degree of blood loss
• with urinary clot retention
ƒ Etiology:
• post-OP bleeding after TURP /TURBt
• radiation cystitis
• pelvic trauma
• arteriocalyceal fistula

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™Gross Hematuria With Clot
Retention

ƒ Treatment
• large-bore (20 to 26 Fr), three-way Foley
catheter for removal of clots from the bladder
by catheter irrigation
• evacuation of clots under rigid cystoscopy and
resectoscope sheath
• fulguration

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Priapism

™Definition:
ƒ Prolonged and often painful erection in the absence
of a sexual stimulus, lasting > 4~6h
ƒ may resolve spontaneously but, if it persists longer
than 2 to 3 hours, measures should be taken
™Etiology:
ƒ sickle cell disease
ƒ drugs
ƒ pelvic or genital trauma
ƒ hematologic malignancy

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Priapism
™Low-flow priapism
ƒ Due to veno-occlusion, typical of sickle cell
patients
ƒ More common than high-flow priapism
ƒ sludging of blood in the corpora cavernosa results
in the accumulation of dark thick material
ƒ Ischaemic priapism > 4h: emergency intervention
ƒ Aspiration of blood from corpora:50ml portions
using a 18~20 gauge butterfly needle
ƒ Intracavernosal injection of α1 -adrenergic
agonist
ƒ medical treatment of the sickle crisis :
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Priapism

™High-flow priapism
ƒ after penile or perineal trauma
ƒ fistula develops between a central corporal
artery and the vascular space within the
corpus cavernosum
ƒ Aspiration: arterial appearance and arterial
blood gas parameters
ƒ cool bath / icepack
ƒ embolization of the internal pudendal artery

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Urologic Oncology

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urologic oncology

™Renal Tumor
ƒ Diagnosis
• solid renal tumors > 3 cm: 65% ~ 75% represent renal cell carcinomas
• Bx prior to surgical extirpation is reserved
• DDx:
– lymphoma
– minimally fat-containing angiomyolipoma,
– Sarcoma
– pseudotumor
ƒ Paraneoplastic syndromes: found in 20% of patients with
RCC
• hypercalcemia
• anemia
• Stauffer's syndrome(Nonmetastatic hepatic dysfunction)
• ESR elevation
• *cytokine
• *Hepatic function normalizes after nephrectomy: 60% to 70%

ƒ Cystic renal masses: Bosniak classification


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urologic oncology

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urologic oncology

™ Histologic Classification
ƒ Conventional
• Clear cell
• Granular
• Mixed
ƒ Chromophilic/papillary
• Type1
• Type2
ƒ Chromophobic
ƒ Collecting duct
• Medullary cell
ƒ Unclassified
ƒ *Sarcomatoid variants of almost all the histologic subtypes

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urologic oncology
ƒ Partial nephrectomy
• small, well-encapsulated, superficial, exophytic, polar lesion
• positive margin and local recurrence rate: acceptable range < 5%
ƒ Radical nephrectomy
• multiple tumors, large central tumor, postoperative hemorrhage,
necrosis, or loss of collecting system integrity
ƒ Open, laparoscopic or robotic technique
ƒ +/- regional lymph node dissection
ƒ +/- splenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, wedge
resection of the liver, duodenum, partial resection
of the colon, resection of flank musculature
ƒ +/- renal vein or vena caval tumor thrombus
resection

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™Urothelial Cancer: Upper and Lower
Tract
ƒ Risk factors:
• age
• Tobacco smoking
• chemical exposures:
– aniline dyes
– aromatic amine compounds
– rubber, leather, dye and petroleum workers
– Cyclophosphamide
• chronic inflammation: SCC
• Schistosomiasis:Schistosoma hematobium:
SCC
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™Bladder cancer
ƒ TCC: 90%
• consider upper tract imaging
• long-term recurrence rate: 50%
ƒ SCC: 5% ~ 10%
• schistosomal infection
• chronic inflammatory
• smoking
ƒ Adenocarcinoma: 1% ~ 2%
• urachal in origin, typically seen at the upper bladder
dome
• history of bladder exstrophy
• evaluation of the GI system to ensure that the tumor has
not arisen from another organ system

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ƒ Symptoms:
• gross painless hematuria: 75%
• chronic irritative voiding symptoms
• pelvic mass
• flank pain: upper tract obstruction
• flank mass
ƒ Dx:
• Urine cytology / bladder wash cytology

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urologic oncology

ƒ Treatment:
• TURBt
• BCG intravesical immunotherapy: initial + maintenance
• Intravesical Chemotherapy: Mitomycin C
– immediately following standard TUR
• Radical cystectomy: muscle-invasive bladder cancer
– +/- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
– male: cystoprostatectomy
– female: cystohysterectomy
– +/- urethrectomy
– urinary diversion
» ileal conduit
» cutaneous catheterizable reservoirs
» orthotopic bladder substitution / neobladder:
Studer pouch
• Chemotherapy: MVAC or GC

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™Upper tract TCC


ƒ Treatment:
• Surgical resection
– +/- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
– Nephroureterectomy, including ureteral orifice
• distal ureterectomy + ureteral reimplantation
• endoscopic ablation

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™Prostate Cancer
ƒ Adenocarcinomas(95%)
ƒ Dx:
• Asymptomatic
• DRE, PSA, discovered incidentally during radical
cystectomy or TURP
ƒ Risk factors:
• family history : Y chromosome
• advancing age
• African American heritage

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™Prostate Cancer
ƒ Screening for prostate cancer: PSA and DRE
• recommended by the American Cancer Society
and American Urologic Association
• in all men older than 50 years
• with elevated risk factors: 40 / 45 years
• PSA
– normal-range
» 50 y/o: 2.5ng/mL
» 60 y/o 3.5ng/mL
– percentage of free PSA
» >25%: <10% risk
» <10%: >50% risk
– PSA velocity: <0.75 U/year
• improve survival, but controversy
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™Prostate Cancer
ƒ Dx:
• TRUS Bx
• Gleason score: two highest and most prominent
grades observed
• CT scan: lymph nodes metastasis
• Bone scan: bone metastasis

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™Prostate Cancer
ƒ Tx:
• localized disease
– watchful waiting: low PSA level, low-grade, low-volume tumor
– brachytherapy
– cryotherapy
– radical prostatectomy
– External beam therapy
• advanced disease
– androgen ablation therapy
» luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists
» bilateral simple orchiectomy
• Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
– chemotherapy

Department of Surgery
VGHTC
urologic oncology

™Penile, Urethral, and Other Genital


Malignancies
ƒ Penile cancer
•Uncommon
•SCC
•chronic phimosis and local infection: HPV
•circumcision, distal penectomy, or radical
penectomy +/- inguinal lymphadenectomy
ƒ Urethral cancer
• women > men
• TCC
• partial or total urethrectomy
ƒ Squamous cell cancers of the scrotum
• chimney sweeps: carcinogenic effects of inspissated soot
• Local excision
Department of Surgery
VGHTC
VGHTC

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