[Permanent urethral stents in urethral stenosis].

The first-line treatment for bulbar urethral strictures is still dilation. The second-line treatment is usually optical urethrotomy. A real challenge for the urologist is a recurrent bulbar urethral stricture following 1 or more of these procedures.

[Continence problems after radical prostatectomy: medical treatment].

Objective: We hypothesized that a benefit can be obtained from both urine storage and urethral resistance after retropubic radical prostatectomy through the induction of artificial erections.

Material And Methods: From January 1993 to December 2000 we have submitted 127 patients to radical retropubic prostatectomy. According to preoperative bladder behaviour, 59 patients (46.

[Endoscopic surgery in day hospital using bladder and urethral anesthesia with EMDA].

Purpose: To assess the suitability of EMDA local anaesthesia for invasive procedures on lower urinary tract in one day surgery treatment.

Patients And Methods: The deep penetration of lignocaine into the bladder wall was attained by catheters, electrodes and electric current generators using revised electrochemical principles. Since 1994 203 patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder underwent TURBT and 70 patients with bladder neck or prostatic obstruction underwent TURP, TUIP, TULAP; 20 patients underwent miscellaneous procedures: in 34 patients the procedures were combined.