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Background: Women participate in sport at lower rates than men, and face unique challenges to participation. One in three women across all sports experience pelvic floor (PF) symptoms such as urinary incontinence during training/competition. There is a dearth of qualitative literature on women's experiences of playing sport/exercising with PF symptoms. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of symptomatic women within sports/exercise settings and the impact of PF symptoms on sports/exercise participation using in-depth semi-structured interviews. Results: Twenty-three women (age 26–61 years) who had experienced a breadth of PF symptom type, severity and bother during sport/exercise participated in one–one interviews. Women played a variety of sports and levels of participation. Qualitative content analysis was applied leading to identification of four main themes: (1) I can't exercise the way I would like to (2) it affects my emotional and social well-being, (3) where I exercise affects my experience and (4) there is so much planning to be able to exercise. Women reported extensive impact on their ability to participate in their preferred type, intensity and frequency of exercise. Women experienced judgement from others, anger, fear of symptoms becoming known and isolation from teams/group exercise settings as a consequence of symptoms. Meticulous and restrictive coping strategies were needed to limit symptom provocation during exercise, including limiting fluid intake and careful consideration of clothing/containment options. Conclusion: Experiencing PF symptoms during sport/exercise caused considerable limitation to participation. Generation of negative emotions and pain-staking coping strategies to avoid symptoms, limited the social and mental health benefits typically associated with sport/exercise in symptomatic women. The culture of the sporting environment influenced whether women continued or ceased exercising. In order to promote women's participation in sport, co-designed strategies for (1) screening and management of PF symptoms and (2) promotion of a supportive and inclusive culture within sports/exercise settings are needed. Key Points: Women with PF symptoms experienced a substantial impact on their ability to participate in sports/exercise, leading to cessation or limitations to intensity, frequency or mode of involvement. Provision of evidence-based management of PF symptoms may allow women the opportunity to continue participation in sports/exercise with less impact. Experiencing PF symptoms during sport/exercise led to feelings of embarrassment, frustration and fear of symptoms becoming known to others with subsequent avoidance of group settings. Co-designed and acceptable screening for PF symptoms within sports/exercise settings, may allow women the opportunity to disclose symptoms, seek help and enhance participation in organised sport/exercise. The culture of sports/exercise settings influenced whether women felt supported to continue exercising or chose to stop participation; positive role models (other members or support staff), education and re-design of uniform to allow covert containment of leakage were strategies identified to promote a positive culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We assessed whether the severity of anastomotic urinary leakage detected during routine cystourethrography after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) affects urinary continence recovery. Around 302 patients who underwent RALP between August 2013 and May 2019 were included retrospectively. According to routine cystourethrographic findings obtained on the sixth or eighth postoperative day, which indicated leakage severity, patients were divided into three groups: no-leakage, grade 1 (linear shaped leakage, but not spreading), and grade 2 (spreading strip-shaped leakage). The preoperative factors and intraoperative factors were compared between no-leakage and leakage group (grade 1 and grade 2). Continence recovery was compared between the three groups. Continence recovery was defined as no pad used or one security pad used in a day. Cystourethrography revealed anastomotic urinary leakage in 44 patients (14.5%), of which 20 patients (6.6%) had grade 1 leakage and 24 patients (7.9%) had grade 2 leakage. On multivariate logistic regression analysis, the only significant predictor for urethrovesical anastomotic urinary leakage on cystourethrography following RALP was intraoperative anastomotic leakage (OR 5.306; 95% CI 1.530–18.398, p = 0.009). Continence recovery rates for no-leakage, grade 1 leakage, and grade 2 leakage groups were 11%, 20%, and 25% after 1 month (P = 0.131); 25%, 25%, and 45.8% after 3 months (P = 0.474); 44.6%, 55%, and 60.8% after 6 months (P = 0.184); and 63.1%, 87.5%, and 78.2% after 12 months (P = 0.095), respectively. In conclusion, urinary leakage in urethrovesical anastomosis, even at its severity, had no negative effects on continence recovery after RALP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To investigate the frequency of physical activity among female pelvic cancer survivors (i.e., gynecological, rectal, and anal cancer survivors) and to investigate if survivors who practiced physical activity less than once a week differed from survivors practicing physical activity at least once a week with respect to urinary and fecal leakage, clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, quality of life (QoL), and depressed and anxious mood.Methods: Female pelvic cancer survivors (n = 578, mean age 64 years) answered a questionnaire 6-48 months after radiotherapy. A multivariable regression model analyzed factors covarying with frequency of physical activity. We compared QoL and depressed and anxious mood between women practicing physical activity at least or less than once a week.Results: Of 568 women delivering data, 186 (33%) practiced physical activity less than once a week while 382 (67%) practiced physical activity at least weekly. Women who leaked a large or all volume of stools (p = 0.01), had just elementary school level of education (p < 0.001), smokers (p = 0.049), or had lymphedema without receiving lymphedema treatment (p = 0.030) were more likely to practice physical activity less than weekly (50%, 45%, 45%, and 37%, respectively) compared with other women. Women practicing physical activity at least weekly reported better QoL (p < 0.001) and lower frequency of depressed mood (p = 0.044) compared with the others.Conclusions: Female cancer survivors experiencing fecal leakage were less likely to practice weekly physical activity than survivors without leakage. The survivors practicing weekly physical activity experienced better QoL and experienced depressed mood less frequently than the others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Urological complications after kidney transplantation can cause a major reduction in renal function. Surgical complications like urinary leakage and ureteral obstruction need to be solved by a specialist in the field of endourological procedures and open surgical interventions. The article summarizes this and other common urological problems after kidney transplantation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To evaluate the factors that may effect urinary leakage following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Methods: Four hundred and thirty-three patients who underwent PCNL were reviewed retrospectively. The factors that may lead to leakage after surgery were analyzed as categorized into four groups according to individual variables (age, sex, body mass index); renal factors (previous surgery, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy history, presence of hydronephrosis); stone burden; and surgical features (access number, type of dilatation, presence of nephrostomy catheter). These data were compared for the presence and duration of urinary leakage. Results: There was no statistically significant correlation between individual factors and both the presence of leak (POL) and the duration of leak (DOL) ( P > 0.05). Among renal factors, only presence and degree of hydronephrosis was significantly correlated with POL ( P < 0.001) and DOL ( P < 0.001). The mean cumulative stone burden neither had impact on POL nor correlated with DOL ( P > 0.05). Among surgical factors, dilatation with a Nephromax dilator significantly increased incidence of POL when compared with an Amplatz dilator ( P < 0.001), yet did not change DOL. Using an internal ureteral stent significantly decreased incidence of POL and DOL ( P < 0.001). DOL increased with catheter diameter and stay time ( P < 0.05). Conclusion: Several yet simple factors appear to be effective in postoperative urine leakage from the access sites after percutaneous stone surgery. Precautions may also be simple if these factors are considered preoperatively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Epidemiological studies on urinary incontinence (UI) in adult men of all ages are scarce. We aim to describe the UI phenomenon among community dwelling adult males in the United States (US). Materials and methods: We analyzed data from male respondents to a 14-item mailed UI symptoms questionnaire to the National Family Opinion (NFO) World Group Panel of 45,000 households matching the US 2000 census population on five key demographic elements. Results: A total of 29,903 households responded, of which 21,590 were male heads of household (mean age 50 ±15.2 years old). A total of 2,059 men (12.7%) reported symptoms of UI during the last 30 days. Symptoms of urge urinary incontinence (UUI), stress urinary incontinence (SUI), mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) symptoms, and other types of urinary incontinence (OUI) symptoms, were reported by 44.6%, 24.5%, 18.8%, and 12.3%, respectively. Among those with UI symptoms, the proportion of UUI and MUI symptoms increases with age while SUI symptoms decrease as age increases. Of those with UI symptoms, 44% consulted a physician of whom 57% did so within 6 months of the onset of symptoms. Treatments reported included absorbent pads (48%), prescription medication (30%), surgical procedure (18%), and intermittent catheterization (4%). Conclusions: Almost 1 in 10 males reported symptoms of UI. The UI prevalence rate increases with age and UUI symptoms is the most prevalent type reported. Less than half of men with UI symptoms sought professional help and half of them did so within 6 months of onset of UI symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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An unusual case of air-containing urinoma which developed after pyelolithotomy is reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]