Placental teratoma.

A case of placental teratoma is presented. This is a rare tumor of disputed histogenesis. Some regard it as a separate entity while others believe it represents the extreme of a fetus amorphus.

Urinary tract infections in connection with transurethral resection of the prostate.

The study evaluates the incidence and consequences of infectious complications after 700 transurethral resections of the prostate. The patients were treated individually for bacteriuria according to urine cultures. No general antibacterial prophylaxis was used.