Highlighting the importance of multidisciplinary approach: A rare case of primary periurethral poorly differentiated carcinoma.

Objective: Tumors in the periurethral area can be a rare clinical entity with many difficulties not only in the diagnosis, as well as in the treatment plan. Skene's gland adenocarcinoma accounts for less than 0.003% of all female urethral malignant neoplasms.

Pyeloureteritis cystica.

Pyeloureteritis cystica is a rare situation of the renal pelvis and ureters, characterized by cystical formations of the epithelium. The etiology is unknown and there is no specific treatment. It is usually diagnosed accidently during imaging of the upper urinary tract for different reasons.

Predictors of physicians' involvement in addressing sexual health issues.

Objectives: Although the World Health Organization has declared that sexual health is an integral part of overall health, physicians seem to engage in taking the sexual health history less than their patients would desire. This study aimed at investigating the factors that predict physicians' involvement in addressing sexual health issues, including their attitudes toward the doctor-patient relationship, as well as sexual issues.

Methods: Physicians participating in educational courses on erectile dysfunction were the study sample, and anonymously and optionally completed a battery of questionnaires.

Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide in essential hypertension after treatment with terazocin.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the medium term effects of the selective alpha1-adrenenergic- blocker terazocin on atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) levels in patients with moderate essential hypertension. The drug was given orally for 30 days. The daily dose was 1 mg for the first 7 days, 2 mg for the next 7 days and 5 mg for the remaining period of this clinical trial.

[Relationship between intrapenile O2 lever and quantity of intracavernous smooth muscle fibers: current physiopathological concept].

Intracavernous PO2 (mm Hg) was measured during flaccidity in 5 psychogenic impotent patients (control), in 9 patients with venous leak and in 10 patients with arterial disease. No significant difference was observed in the mean PO2 value between the control group 36.2 +/- 5.