Browse the latest research summaries in the field of urology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • November 16, 2021
This case report highlights the rare occurrence of renal squamous cell carcinoma (RSCC) in a patient with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI) and a history of recurrent kidney stones. The patient's cas...
KEY FINDING: A 64-year-old male with a spinal cord injury since 1981 and a history of recurrent left-sided kidney stones developed a locally advanced renal squamous cell carcinoma (RSCC).
Diagnostics, 2022 • January 13, 2022
This study aimed to identify clinical parameters indicative of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, independent of the presence of lower urinary trac...
KEY FINDING: Post-void residual, urinary tract infection rate, voided volume, and increased standardized voiding frequency significantly correlated with urodynamic findings indicative of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction.
Scientific Reports, 2022 • February 9, 2022
The study demonstrates that spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) applied to the thoracolumbar (T13-L2) region in rats has similar effects to scES of the lumbosacral region (L5-S1) concerning bladde...
KEY FINDING: T13-L2 scES increased inter-contraction interval (ICI) in non-injured female rats but caused short-latency void in chronic T9 transected rats, and reduced rectal activity in all groups.
Bull Emerg Trauma, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This review evaluates the efficiency of various electrical stimulation methods for managing bowel and bladder functions in SCI subjects, based on available literature from 1960 to 2020. The results in...
KEY FINDING: Functional-magnetic-stimulation (FMS) can stimulate the colon and reduce colon transit time (CTT), potentially treating neurological bowel dysfunction in SCI patients.
CUAJ, 2022 • April 11, 2022
This study validated the French version of the Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score-Short Form (NBSS-SF), a tool used to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients with neurological conditio...
KEY FINDING: The French version of the NBSS-SF demonstrated high internal consistency with a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.79 for the overall questionnaire.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • March 21, 2022
This study investigated the determinants of sexual satisfaction in individuals with SCI and their partners from a bio-psycho-social perspective. The results indicated that psycho-social factors, such ...
KEY FINDING: Women with SCI reported higher overall sexual satisfaction compared to men with SCI.
Research and Reports in Urology, 2022 • April 21, 2022
This review outlines the evolution of penile vibratory stimulation (PVS) as a primary method for sperm retrieval in men with spinal cord injury (SCI), highlighting its safety, efficacy, and cost-effec...
KEY FINDING: PVS is highly effective (86% success rate) for sperm retrieval in SCI patients with injury levels at or rostral to T10.
European Urology Open Science, 2022 • January 16, 2022
This population-based study describes NLUTD management at discharge from SCI rehabilitation, finding LUTS or managed NLUTD predominantly determined by AIS grade. Female sex and lesion completeness pre...
KEY FINDING: At discharge, 82% of patients had lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or managed neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD).
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2022 • July 1, 2022
The study explored the associations between urinary symptoms reported via the USQNB-V questionnaire and urine dipstick results in individuals with SCI or MS who void. The goal was to determine if dips...
KEY FINDING: No evidence of associations was found between key bladder symptoms and urine quality symptoms with composite dipstick outcomes in SCI and MS patients who void.
J Cent South Univ (Med Sci), 2022 • April 1, 2022
This study aimed to explore the mechanism of electroacupuncture in treating neurogenic urine retention, focusing on the AMPK/mTOR pathway and autophagy. The results showed that electroacupuncture coul...
KEY FINDING: Electroacupuncture can activate autophagy through AMPK/mTOR pathway, thereby reducing neurogenic urine retention caused by spinal cord injury.