[Transition from a municipal hospital to a modern university clinic : The Urological Clinic Ulm under the direction of Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Marquardt].

On 1 September 1958, Prof. Dr. med.

[The life and works of Professor Max Hösel (1906-1971): a pioneer of endoscopic prostate surgery].

In 1949 Max Hösel (1906-1971) founded the largest urological hospital in the world at that time in the former military hospital in Ulm, which at times had over 250 inpatient beds. In the south German region he had at his disposal the most comprehensive endoscopic operation collective and the greatest experience in transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P). From 1948 to 1958 he carried out approximately 13,850 prostate resections with an average adenoma weight of 30 g and a mortality rate of <1%.

The "Aging Males' Symptoms" Scale (AMS): predictive value for lowered circulating androgens.

Background: Symptoms of the "male climacteric" are often at least in part referred to an age-dependent decline of serum androgen levels. Therefore, we evaluated the relationship of climacteric symptoms as assessed by the "Aging Males' Symptoms" (AMS) Questionnaire with circulating androgen levels.

Methods: 146 ambulatory men (age, 27-85 years) were surveyed with the AMS Questionnaire and sampled for serum values of total testosterone (tT) and sexual hormone binding globulin (SHBG).

[Histopathology reports of findings of prostate needle biopsies. Individual treatment].

Objectives: This survey-based study examined which information urologists extract from prostate needle biopsy reports and what is needed for clinical management of prostate cancer patients.

Material And Methods: A questionnaire was developed to investigate several topics related to prostate cancer biopsies and four different clinical situations were explored separately, depending on whether the urologist intended a curative or palliative treatment.

Results: A total of 95 out of 282 (33 %) urologists responded to the questionnaire and returned anonymous responses.