Above and below delayed endoscopic treatment of traumatic posterior urethral disruptions.

Between 1982 and 1990, 10 men with posterior urethral obliterations associated with pelvic fracture were managed with delayed above and below endoscopic reconstruction. After a mean of 43 months (range 7 to 108) of followup, all 10 men void with a peak flow rate of 12 ml. per second or greater and/or have a urethral caliber of 20F or greater.

Rupture of a hydrocele: an unusual event.

A rupture of a large, tense hydrocele is presented. The patient was chronically treated with steroids for asthma control. Scrotal ultrasound was used to document hydrocele presence, rupture and recurrence.

Emphysematous cystitis: a review of the spectrum of disease.

Emphysematous cystitis is an uncommon condition in which pockets of gas are formed in and around the bladder wall by gas-forming organisms. Persons with diabetes, neurogenic bladder and chronic urinary infection are predisposed to the disease. Severity of illness ranges from an asymptomatic condition to life-threatening cystitis.