[Duckett's+ simple surface or double surface? Comparison of 2 urethroplasty procedures. Report of 91 hypospadias].

The results and complications of the treatment of hypospadias were studied in relation to the two pedicle foreskin mucosal flap techniques described successively by Duckett, "single surface" and "double surface". 91 urethroplasties were performed: 58 "single surface" and 33 "double surface" Duckett urethroplasties. The children were operated between the ages of 18 months and 16 years with a mean age of 4 years.

[Long-term prognosis of kidney cancer with vena cava thrombus. Report of 30 cases].

The authors present a retrospective analysis of 30 cases of renal cancer with vena cava thrombus with a sufficient follow-up to allow analysis of the long-term prognosis. Only three patients are still alive with a follow-up of 12, 34 and 57 months. The actuarial survival for the overall population was 55%, 37% and 22% at 1, 2 and 3 years respectively.

[External discoid menisci. Apropos of a familial series of 6 cases].

Discoid meniscus is a well-known meniscal dysmorphia affecting more often the lateral meniscus of the knee. Familial series are exceptional with only two reported instances. A new series of three bilateral symptomatic cases of lateral discoid menisci was reported in a family of three brothers and sisters, whom parents had never suffered from their knees.

[Melanomatous meningitis. Apropos of 3 cases].

Unlabelled: The meninges are frequently involved during the dissemination of malignant melanoma. This "meningeal melanoma" ranks fairly high on the list of metastatic meningites, side by side with meningeal carcinomatosis proper (i.e.