[Pulsed Neodimium-Yag laser in the management of ureteral calculi].

The authors report their experience with the laser smashing of 105 ureteral calculi between Sept. 1 1989 and Sept. 30 1992.

[Nd. Yag treatment of bladder tumors].

Between 1989 and 1992 116 patients suffering from tumours of the bladder were treated with Nd. Yag laser. In 74 cases only laser treatment was applied, in 42 cases the laser treatment was combined with transurethral resection (TUR).

Nd-Yag laser treatment of bladder tumours.

Between 1989 and 1992, 116 patients suffering from bladder tumours had been treated with Nd-Yag laser. In 74 cases only laser treatment was applied, in 42 cases laser treatment was combined with transurethral resection (TUR). The patients were in phases Ta, T1 or T2 and in the majority of them histological examination did not reveal Grade 3.

[Indications for organ-conserving operations in cases of kidney tumors in the age of radical surgery].

The authors analyze the experiences of 29 operations of malign renal tumors, performed during the last 10 years conservating the organs. In 20 cases the conservation of the organ was indicated by necessity due to some diseases or the lack of the contralateral kidney, and in 9 cases due to the small extension of the tumor. The authors reveal their experiences on preoperative examinations; they discuss some questions of surgical techniques and describe their system of patient control.