[Cystocele repair with a polypropylene mesh: our experience].

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of the polypropilene mesh shaped in a T, with a circular area (to repair the cystocele) and an anterior extension (to function as a tension free sling), for the combined treatment of cystocele and urinary incontinence.

Methods: Retrospective study including 31 female patients with cystocele, with or without urinary incontinence, undergoing mesh repair. Mean age was 62.

[Improvement of anemia and quality of life of patients with prostate cancer by treatment with human recombinant erythropoietin].

Objectives: Anemia is a frequent finding in patients with prostate cancer. Reduction of erythropoiesis caused by androgenic blockade is among its etiologies. Therefore, quality of life of these patients results decreased, being origin of significant morbidity and mortality.