Restenosis of the urethra despite indwelling Wallstent.

Of 5 patients with recurrent urethral strictures were treated with a self-expandable permanently implanted urethral stent 2 had stenosis within the stent 2.5 and 9 months after placement of the stent, respectively.

[Urination problems following total hip arthroplasty: insertion or not of an indwelling catheter?].

Objective: To assess the frequency of urine retention and of urinary tract infection after total hip replacement in order to: to minimize morbidity due to urine retention and urinary tract infection after total hip replacement; to limit the discomfort to the patient; to decrease the work load of the nursing staff, if possible.

Setting: University Hospital Rotterdam.

Design: Prospective, randomized.

Prognosis and prostatic volume changes during endocrine management of prostate cancer: a longitudinal study.

A total of 102 patients with histologically proved prostate cancer was followed by transrectal ultrasonography to determine the volume of the prostate during endocrine treatment. The mean volume reduction of the prostate at 3 months after start of treatment was 37.1%, and it was greater in patients treated by orchiectomy (42.