[Antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy in the treatment of varicocele].

The antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy is a minimally invasive surgical technique in the treatment of the varicocele. Through a small scrotal incision a straight vein merging in the spermatic vein is isolated and cannulated. An antegrade phlebography is performed and ethoxysclerol is injected in the vein.

Down-staging prostate cancer. Is it possible by androgen depletion and Mitomycin C therapy?

The study was carried out in order to investigate the possibility of tumor reduction in prostate cancer patients. As a reduction of the primary tumor was observed with hormonal treatment and complete response of soft tissue tumor markers with Mitomycin C, this combined treatment was given in seven patients to evaluate if it was able to down-stage those cases which were thought to be incurable (T3N1-2M0/T4N0-2M0). Although the clinical evaluation suggested a significant down-staging, the explorative lymphadenectomy was unable to confirm this.

[Patient-controlled epidural analgesia after major urologic surgery].

Postoperative pain is an important issue after major urological surgery. Efficient analgesia is mandatory. The administration of i.

Ureterosigmoidostomy: reevaluation of a "forgotten" continent urinary diversion.

Between 1978 and 1983 we performed 19 ureterosigmoidostomies (25% of all urinary diversions). We try to realise a reevaluation of this technique by means of clinical data, laboratory findings, U.S.

Multiple ureteral diverticula: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.

Multiple ureteral diverticula, probably acquired, are rare; they are most frequently diagnosed in elderly males and associated with infections of the urinary tract and prostatic hypertrophy. There is no definite treatment. On the other hand, one should be well aware of the possibly higher risk of transitional cell carcinoma.