[Rupture of the testicle: comparison of the echographic picture and operative findings].

9 patients suffering from testicular rupture, owing to blunt scrotal trauma, were examined with ultrasound and then underwent surgical exploration. Sonography correctly diagnosed testicular rupture in 8 patients, 1 false-negative occurred. Clinical examination often is difficult in evaluating testicular trauma, sonography provides a useful tool for improved diagnosis in testicular rupture.

[Various echographic features in testicular torsion].

The Authors discuss the informations that can be obtained from sonography in testicular torsion on the basis of 21 patients. The different sonographic features of the twisted testis, which are time-related, are reported and stressed. Ultrasonography is a very sensitive diagnostic tool and can be a useful complement of clinical examination.

Blind-ending branch of bifid ureter: report of seven cases.

Seven cases of bifid ureter with a blind-ending branch are presented: diagnosis was primarily made by excretory urogram. In 1 case the diagnosis was confirmed by retrograde pyelogram. The pelvicalyceal system showed ureteroureteral reflux into the blind-ending branch on photofluoroscopy and cineroentgenography.

Prevention and management of urinary tract infections following endoscopic and urological surgery using one dose daily of tobramycin.

The therapeutic activity of a single dose of 150 mg of tobramycin, parenteral administration, was studied in the prophylaxis of urinary tract infection (UTI) postoperative or postendoscopic. This study incorporated 85 patients of both sexes ranging in age from 18-91 years; 20 had had previous UTI. Duration of therapy ranged from 5 to 15 days and was determined by clinical response; 70 of 85 patients clinically observed achieved excellent results, 10 good and 5 moderate.