Delayed reaction to the Dacron buttress used in Stamey bladder neck suspension.

Stamey bladder neck suspension is thought to be an excellent procedure for stress urinary incontinence in selected groups of patients. However we must not ignore the complications of this procedure. We report a case of a patient who developed a delayed reaction with bladder wall erosion to the Dacron buttress used in Stamey urethropexy 19 years before.

Haemophilus influenzae acute pyelonephritis in the elderly.

Haemophilus influenzae has rarely been implicated as the causative agent of urinary tract infections in adults. We report a case of H. influenzae pyelonephritis in a 78-year old man with benign prostatic hyperplasia and discuss the possible underestimation of the true incidence of H.