[Concurrent chemotherapy and hyperfractionated radiotherapy for non-operable carcinoma of the bladder].

Two sequences of concomitant chemotherapy with 5-FU + cisplatin and hyperfractionated radiotherapy (67.2 Gy/56 fractions/38 days, two fractions of 1.2 Gy per day spaced to 6 hours) in the bladder volume were administered to 17 patients with infiltrative carcinoma of the bladder (1 pT1, 6 pT2, 8 pT3a, 2 pT3b or pT4, 8/17 N0-2).

[Neurotoxic role of glycocolle and derivatives in transurethral resection of the prostate].

72-year-old patient underwent an elective transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) performed with a spinal anaesthesia. The irrigation solution contained glycine at a concentration of 15 g.l-1.

[Recurrent bladder calculi after colpocystopexy].

The authors report a case of bladder stones after urethro-vesical suspension, due to non absorbable suture material in the bladder. After surgical treatment, new stones were found, removed transurethrally with a good result after two years.

[Emphysematous pyelonephritis].

The authors report on a case of a emphysematous pyelonephritis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae, occurring in a diabetic patient and successfully treated by nephrectomy. They compare it to the literature.

[Pyelo-ureteral junction syndrome in a transplanted kidney].

The authors report a case of decompensated pyelo-ureteric junction obstruction in a renal transplant patient with anuria on the 27th day, while the IVP (on the 22nd day) was normal. They compare this case with the literature.