Giant seminal vesicle stones. Report of two cases.

Seminal vesicle stones are rare conditions and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Here we present 2 cases with single and multiple seminal vesicle calculi.

Reimplanted ureter as an alternative to the catheterizable Mitrofanoff tube.

Objective: We performed this study in dogs to investigate whether a ureter can be used as an alternative to the appendix without disrupting the uniformity of the gastrointestinal system.

Materials And Methods: This study comprised 10 adult healthy female mongrel dogs. The procedure was done in 2 stages: in the first stage, we performed a left-end cutaneous ureterostomy at the lower left quadrant just above the inguinal ligament.

[Missed ureteral injuries following surgical exploration with percutaneous nephrostomy and drainage treatment].

Twelve patients with missed ureteral injury and urinoma due to gunshot are evaluated following surgical exploration. All 12 had underwent surgical exploration at the other hospitals on admission. Fever, malaise, shocking chills, leucocytosis due to urinoma formation are the findings in the late postoperative period and CT (computer tomography) scan revealed urinoma.

[Isolated ureteropelvic junction laceration following blunt body trauma].

The purpose of the study is to investigate the radiologic and clinical treatment methods following the rarely seen UPJ laceration due to blunt body trauma. In this study there are eight patients with isolated UPJ laceration, admitted to Gülhane Military Medicine Academy, Firat University Medical Faculty Urology department, and Elaziğ Military Hospital Urology Service. They are one child (12 years old) and 7 adults (6 male, 1 female) ranged 18-61 years old.

Ureterocystoplasty in bilaterally functional kidneys.

Objective: Traditional augmentation cystoplasty using gastrointestinal segments is known to be associated with metabolic abnormalities and alterations in the bladder causing potential carcinogenesis. In this respect alternative techniques have been searched preferably lined by urothelium. We performed ureterocystoplasty in 7 patients with a diagnosis of neurogenic bladder and investigated the clinical and functional aspects.

Is there significance of the choice of prone versus supine position in the treatment of proximal ureter stones with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy?

Objective: To determine whether there is a significance of the choice of prone versus supine position in the treatment of proximal ureter stones with extracorporeal shock wave lithothripsy (ESWL).

Methods: Ninety-six patients with proximal ureter stones underwent ESWL. The procedure was performed in the supine position in 48 of them (group 1) and in the prone position in the other 48 patients (group 2).

Embolization therapy in two subtypes of priapism.

Two subtypes of priapism have been described based on the pathophysiologic mechanism. The more common type, termed stasis priapism, is characterized by a low flow state in which inadequate venous outflow creates an acidotic hypoxic environment leading to a painful prolonged erection. The other less common subtype, high flow priapism, is arteriogenic.

External vacuum device therapy for spinal cord injured males with erectile dysfunction.

Neurogenic factors contributing to erectile dysfunction may be found in up to 20 per cent of organically impotent men. Although many options have been suggested for the treatment of some of these problems in male patients, most are invasive and have substantial morbidity. Our study group comprised 32 patients with spinal cord injury.

Surgical treatment of urethral diverticula in men.

Two 21-year-old men were treated for congenital diverticulum at the bulbous portion of the anterior urethra. One of the diverticula contained a stone. Acquired anterior urethral diverticulum with ventral displacement of the penile shaft following repair of hypospadias was treated in a 21-year-old man.

A pseudotumour of the bladder. Case report.

A case of pseudotumour involving the bladder is presented. The differential diagnostic importance of the lesion is stressed.

Negative pressures in surgical drains.

Laboratory and clinical experiments were done to measure the pressure in tube drains. It was found that the fluid in drains connected to floor bags exerted a negative pressure equal to the height of the fluid column in the tube. There was no negative pressure when the drain opened into a urostomy bag at wound level.