What is suburethral?

(sŭb’yū-rē’thrăl), Beneath the male or female urethra.

What is the suburethral sling procedure?

The traditional suburethral sling operation aims to hold up the bladder neck with a strip of material that may be biological (made from human or animal tissue) or made of non-absorbable synthetic plastic (mesh/tape).

What is a Suburethral cyst?

Abstract. Suburethral cysts are rare, are formed from remnants of embryonic or blockage of the paraurethral glands, whose location in more than 85% of cases are found in the proximal two thirds and posterior and lateral to the urethra.

How does a bladder sling work?

A sling is placed around the urethra to lift it back into a normal position and to exert pressure on the urethra to aid urine retention. The sling is attached to the abdominal (belly) wall. The sling material may be muscle, ligament, or tendon tissue taken from the woman or from an animal, such as a pig.

What is urethral Diverticulectomy?

An operation to remove a urethral diverticulum; a small pocket or outpouching of the urethra. These may be congenital or result from blocked or infected glands in the urethra.

Will a urethral cyst go away?

Paraurethral cysts don’t need to be treated if there are no symptoms. Most often, these pop and shrink on their own. But if there’s a block, infection, or if pain occurs, your urologist may pierce the cyst with a scalpel blade to drain it and ease the symptoms.

Where are suburethral cysts found in the human body?

Suburethral cysts are rare, are formed from remnants of embryonic or blockage of the paraurethral glands, whose location in more than 85% of cases are found in the proximal two thirds and posterior and lateral to the urethra. The diagnosis is clinical and radiological studies are needed to demonstrate the absence of communication with the urethra.

What to know about the suburethral sling procedure?

The suburethral sling procedure requires careful attention to patient selection, workup, surgical technique, and avoidance of complications. The history of the sling procedure, patient evaluation and indications, surgical techniques, and complications of the sling procedure will be discussed here.

Where is the transitional epithelium located in the body?

Transitional epithelium can act on osteogenic progenitor cells located intra skeletally, as demonstrated in two studies on repair of fractured bones.

When do you need surgery for a suburethral cyst?

The diagnosis is clinical and radiological studies are needed to demonstrate the absence of communication with the urethra. Once the diagnosis of suburethral cyst, surgery is the treatment of choice.