[Complex reconstructive surgery of cervico-urethral sclerosis after radical prostatectomy, due to endoscopic solution failure]. / Cirugía reconstructiva compleja de la esclerosis cervico-uretral tras prostatectomía radical, por fracaso de la solución endoscópica.

The sclerosis of the cervico-urethral union is one of the complications that may arise after a radical prostatectomy, in most cases, the endoscopic treatment usually solves it. We introduce repair by open approach of a sclerosis cervico-urethral after radical prostatectomy that did not respond to endoscopic management. The surgical technique had two times, the first perineal and a second time with hypogastric approach. After six months of this complex surgery an artificial sphincter was placed to patient. The patient is asymptomatic and continent after three years of follow up surgery.

Cirugía reconstructiva compleja de la esclerosis cérvico-uretral tras prostatectomía radical, por fracaso de la solución endoscópica / Complex reconstructive surgery of cervico-urethral sclerosis after radical prostatectomy, due endoscopic solution failure

La esclerosis de la unión cérvico-uretral es una de las complicaciones que pueden aparecer tras una prostatectomía radical, el tratamiento endoscópico suele ser resolutivo en la mayoría de los casos. Presentamos la reparación vía abierta de una esclerosis cérvico-uretral tras prostatectomía radical que no respondió al manejo endoscópico. La técnica quirúrgica constó de un primer tiempo perineal y un segundo tiempo con abordaje hipogástrico. A los 6 meses de esta compleja cirugía se colocó un esfínter artificial al paciente. Tras 3 años de seguimiento el paciente se encuentra asintomático y continente (AU)

The sclerosis of the cervico-urethral union is one of the complications that may arise after a radical prostatectomy, in most cases, the endoscopic treatment usually solves it. We introduce repair by open approach of a sclerosis cervico-urethral after radical prostatectomy that did not respond to endoscopic management. The surgical technique had two times, the first perineal and a second time with hypogastric approach. After six months of this complex surgery an artificial sphincter was placed to patient. The patient is asymptomatic and continent after three years of follow up surgery (AU)

Esfinter urinario artificial: abordaje transescrotal / Artificial urinary sphicter

Se presenta un caso clínico de paciente masculino con insuficiencia esfinteriana genuina y disfunción eréctil posterior a una prostatectomía radical, revisando en detalle el estudio urodinámico y sus hallazgos. Se realiza un abordaje combinado transescrotal para la colocación simultánea del esfínter AMS 800 y de la prótesis de pene AMS 700, describiendo resultados y seguimiento posterior. Se realiza una revisión bibliográfica de los esfínteres colocados por vía transescrotal, descripción de la técnica quirúrgica e indicaciones y se comparan resultados con los obtenidos en nuestro centro. Demostrando que la vía transescrotal es plausible pero con indicaciones precisas y que aún sus resultados son inferiores a los descritors para la vía perineal

We prresent a case of post prostatectomy incontinence and erectile dysfunction, reviewing its urodynamic findings. Using a combined transcrotal approach, is implanted an AMS 800 penile prosthesis on the same procedure, describing results and follow up. We have done a review of the literature involving the transcrotal approach, describing the surgical technique and its indications, comparing the results with the ones obtained in our centre and demonstrating that the transcrotal approach is possible, but with its specific indications and still with weaker results that the perineal approach

[The development and preliminary validation of the IU-4 questionnaire for the clinical classification of urinary incontinence]. / Elaboración y validación preliminar del cuestionario para la clasificación clínica de la incontinencia urinaria IU-4.

RATIONALE: To prepare and validate a simple and self-administered questionnaire for the clinical rating of patients with urinary incontinence (UI) for use in the clinical practice. METHODS: The questionnaire was prepared based on a review of the literature on urinary incontinence and the views of 7 urodynamic urologists. The initial questionnaire UI-5 included 5 items related to UI symptoms that divided patients into three categories: stress incontinence (UEI), urge incontinence (UUI) or mixed urinary incontinence (MUI). An additional question evaluates the impact of UI type on the quality of life. The of construct validity was analyzed correlating the responses to UI-5 items and the question on quality of life. The area under the ROC curve was calculated for each UI type correlating the UI-5 scores and the results of the urodynamic test. The cut-off values for each scale were determined based on sensitivity (SE) and specificity (SP). RESULTS: The study included 188 females with UI (73.4% with UEI, 13.3% with UUI and 13.3% with MUI; based on the urodynamics). Only 4.3% patients did not answer some UI-5 items. One item related to the protective material used was excluded as it was not related to UI types, and so the final questionnaire included only 4 items (UI-4). The results show that UI-4 discriminates the different types of incontinence: UEI (SE: 0.69/SP: 0.76; 1 item), UUI (SE: 0.83/SP: 0.65; 2 items), MUI (SE: 0.72/SP: 0.65; 1 item). 100% patients with MUI, 84% with UUI and 59.9% with UEI report some impact on their quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: UI-4 is simple, valid and easy to administer, and can be particularly valuable in the clinical rating of UI in settings where urodynamic testing is not easily available such is primary health care.