[Urologic complications of diverticulosis of the colon].

In this paper the complications of colonic diverticulosis are reported, on the basis of two clinical cases personally observed. In the first case, a 68 year-old man, the typical symptomatology with pneumaturia, cloudy urine and watery diarrhea suggested a uro-colonic fistula, therefore a fistula between sigma and bladder, caused by a perforate diverticulum, has been diagnosed by means of cystography and barium enema. In the second case, a 64 year-old woman, the irritative symptomatology, hematuria and endoscopic picture suggested a vesical neoplasia.

Prostatic carcinosarcoma.

A unique case of carcinosarcoma of the prostate in a 66-year old man is presented. The patient underwent a total prostatectomy under the diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma. Despite adjuvant radiotherapy, the patient died about 3 months after the operation.

[Rupture of the upper urinary tract during renal colic. Two cases].

The rupture of the upper urinary tract is an uncommon event. The authors describe 2 cases during renal colic and they write, particularly, about the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this pathology.

[Large inguino-scrotal bladder herniation].

The authors describe a case of voluminous inguinoscrotal bladder erniation. They write about the subjet with the help of the literature and above all they show the possible dangers of a vesical underestimated injury.

[A case of adrenal neoplasm].

Pheocromocytoma is a rare adrenal tumor. Generally its size is reduced and it is one of the causes of arterial hypertension. The authors present a case of giant pheocromocytoma, without arterial hypertension, and particularly they write about the used diagnostic and therapeutic management.