1.Endoscopic management of Urolithiasis on a pediatric patient with a solitary kidney and an Ileal conduit.
Jose Benito A. Abraham ; ose Leuel A. Ongkeko
Philippine Journal of Urology 2023;33(1):27-31
Management of nephrolithiasis in patients with urinary diversions pose a unique therapeutic challenge
for the following reasons: 1) retrograde ureteral access is difficult to perform through a bowel diversion
and 2) percutaneous renal access becomes challenging because of inability to do a retrograde pyelogram.
For this reason, image-guided access through a combined ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance are
both necessary. This clinical problem becomes even more complicated when dealing with a solitary
functioning kidney. Treatment should be precise in order to avoid any complications that may progress
to renal failure. Presented here is a 15-year-old male adolescent who had previously undergone a radical
cystectomy with an ileal conduit for a rhabdomyosarcoma of the bladder last 2008, and complained of
flank pain, fever and foul-smelling urine. Imaging studies showed left obstructive hydronephrosis with
ureterolithiasis and nephrolithiasis, and an atrophic contralateral kidney. A preliminary nephrostomy
tube drainage was done to recover renal function, followed later by percutaneous endoscopic stone
management. Discussed here are the challenges involved in his therapy as well as the advantages of
a stepwise approach including the short-term outcomes.
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2.Practice variations for surgical oncological cases among adult urologists in the Philippines in the management of post-Surgical reconstruction and complications
Jose Leuel A. Ongkeko ; Michael F. Chua ; Jose Vicente T. Prodigalidad ; Jun S. Dy ; Pedro L. Latin III
Philippine Journal of Urology 2023;33(2):38-46
Objectives:
To identify practice variations among adult urologists in the surgical management of their oncologic cases and postoperative complications.
Methods:
Beginning March 2022 to October 2022 an internet-based survey was performed among members of the PUA practicing in the Philippines.
Results:
82 Philippine urologists answered the survey during the study period. Majority have no subspecialty training (n=42) and practice primarily in the NCR (n=49). Open radical prostatectomy is the option of choice (n=58) with reported incidence of complications similar to that of previous studies. Conduit (n=77) is the diversion of choice after radical cystectomy with the majority recommending a two-surgeon approach in the harvest and reconstruction.
Conclusion
Practice is focused within the NCR with the majority having no subspecialty training thus preferring open surgical approach and two-surgeon team. Implantable devices are the preferred method in managing erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence but is still lacking local availability.