Intraoperative localisation and management of renal calculi during nephrolithotomy by real-time ultrasonography.

Objective: To evaluate the role of ultrasound as a sole procedure for intraoperative localisation and management of complex renal calculi.

Material And Methods: Between September 1997 and November 2001, 16 patients underwent complex surgery for multiple, large or recurrent renal stones using the ultrasound image as a the sole intraoperative diagnostic procedure. A 8.

[Topical treatment of erectile dysfunction. Possibilities and perspectives].

In this work the Authors speak about topical treatment in diagnosis and therapy of erectile deficit with prostaglandin, papaverine, phentolamine, V.I.P.

[The "aging" of the male genital system: erection].

Between 1/2/89 and 31/1/92 we have studied 300 old patients (the average patient age was 72 years). We used scores of sexual functionality to study the accordances between voluntary and spontaneous erection, the characteristics of the erection per age, the frequency of intercourse per age, the sexual preferences in males and females. Also the partner's extrangement has been valued.

[Complications of intracavernous pharmacologic infusion in impotence. Long-term results].

The large scale employment in recent years of vasoactive drugs in the treatment of impotence forms the basis for a significant statistical study on incidence of complications and collateral effects. We studied 658 patients submitted to ICF (intracavernous pharmacoinfusion) diagnostic and therapeutic in the last 6 years (1986-1992). The patients have been shared groups according to the period and the treatment: in 226 cases we have utilized papaverine, in 224 cases phentolamine-papaverine association and in 208 cases prostaglandin E1.

[Treatment of prostatic pathology with local hyperthermia. Analysis of the results of a study on 60 patients].

The authors report the results of the hyperthermic treatment employed from January 1989 to April 1991 in 60 patients with BPH, PR and NP. Analysis of the results shows a determinant role for prostatitis (RC: 73.91%); the results for BPH are equally valid (RC: 56.