Metanephric adenoma: case report and review of the literature.

Metanephric adenomas are benign tumors frequently found post-mortem (from 7% to 22% of autopsies) which originate from distal tubules; they are generally small in dimensions (smaller than 1 cm) and located in the renal cortex. Etiology is unknown, even though they could be associated with smoke, tubular nephrosclerosis, dialysis. An endocrinal relationship was proposed, because of its more frequent incidence in female (2:1).

Our experience in the treatment of penile curvature.

Objectives: Evaluation of the authors' results achieved using corporoplasty in patients treated for penile curvature from 1/1/1993 to 31/12/2002.

Materials And Methods: 26 patients underwent corporoplasty to correct penile curvature: congenital curvature without hypospadias or epispadias in 22 patients (aged 17 to 42) and curvature due to La Peyronie's disease in 4 patients (aged 48 to 65). In the latter 4 cases corporoplasty was chosen, instead of plaque excision or incision, since the plaque was quite small-sized and well stabilized, causing an overall limited curvature in a proportionately long penis with perfectly preserved erectile functions.