[Gas-forming mycosis of the kidney].

We report on the case of a 22-year-old heroin-dependent diabetic woman. She presented with a gas-forming fungal infection of the kidney caused by Candida tropicalis. The patient was successfully treated by conservative means.

[Adjustable electrohydraulic lithotripsy for minimally invasive ureteroscopic stone treatment].

We report on 82 ureteroscopies and electrohydraulic lithotripsies performed with small semirigid ureteroscopes with a minimum outer diameter of 6.5 F and probes of 2.4 F and 3.

[Clodronate in the palliative therapy of bone-metastasized prostatic carcinoma].

Activity and side-effects of clodronate (Ostac), an inhibitor of osteoclastic bone resorption, were recorded in an open prospective uncontrolled study on 35 patients with metastatic prostatic cancer. All patients had progressive symptomatic bone metastases despite prior hormone therapy. Clodronate was initially administered i.

Impact of voltage and capacity on the electrical and acoustic output of intracorporeal electrohydraulic lithotripsy.

The electrical and acoustic output created by the spark discharge for electrohydraulic lithotripsy at the tip of a 3.3-F probe was evaluated. Spark generation was achieved by variable combinations of voltage and capacity.

[Clinical value of new rapid nuclear magnetic resonance tomography in preoperative assessment of hypernephroma. A prospective comparative study of CT and MR].

The new technique of rapid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a paramagnetic contrast agent provides excellent imaging of the kidneys and their lesions. MR imaging of this anatomical region at short breath holding intervals matches the well-known quality of computed tomography (CT) for the first time. MR and CT studies were performed on 36 patients with proven renal cell carcinoma.