Ooplasmic injection of elongating spermatids for the treatment of non-obstructive azoospermia.

We applied the technique of ooplasmic elongating spermatid injection to the treatment of non-obstructive azoospermia. Mature oocytes were injected with elongating spermatids isolated from testicular biopsy material obtained from 13 non-obstructed azoospermic men. Seventy-three oocytes were successfully injected with elongating spermatids and were then cultured for 36 h.

Clinical experience with Mentor Alpha I inflatable penile prosthesis. Report on 333 cases.

Penile prostheses are a well-established form of therapy for erectile dysfunction. We report our experience with 333 cases using the Mentor Alpha I inflatable penile prosthesis. With a follow-up period of 15.

Evaluation and treatment of priapism.

We herein review the last 29 patients with priapism treated at our hospitals with respect to the physiology and pathophysiology of erection and priapism, respectively, and present a rational approach to the management of priapism. Emphasis is given to the corpus cavernosum to corpus spongiosum shunt with a vascular anastomosis technique.

Urachal carcinoma: diagnosis by computerized axial tomography.

A case of mucin-producing adenocarcinoma of the urachus is reported. Preoperative diagnosis was established by computerized axial tomography. The embryology, histogenesis, signs, symptoms, diagnostic criteria and treatment are discussed.