Archivos españoles de urología
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The objective of this study is to perform a historical journey through the topic of circumcision from the Italian Renaissance to the Spanish Baroque. ⋯ Circumcision is a frequent topic in the religious painting in both periods.
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To evaluate the clinical and urodynamic characteristics of a series of adult males with BPH and bladder diverticula, and to analyze the changes in urodynamics in patients undergoing lower urinary tract surgery to relieve obstruction, with or without associated diverticulectomy. ⋯ Bladder diverticula appear in the cases with highest ureteral resistance values (lower urinary tract obstruction). Standard bladder contractility parameters were not diminished. Duration of detrusor contraction was the only contractility parameter significantly affected in cases of bladder diverticula and presented a significant association with the use of abdominal press while voiding. Diverticulectomy showed an improvement of bladder contractility with longer detrusor contraction duration, which supports its use in cases of BPH-associated diverticula. Both TURP and transurethral incision of the prostate diminished urethral resistance in a similar way, so that they may be considered alternative options. Our data should be confirmed with a bigger sample size.