BACKGROUND Congenital malformations of the seminal vesicle are uncommon, and most of them are cystic malformations. If an insult occurs between the 4th and the 13 h gestational week, the embryogenesis of the kidney, ureter, seminal vesicle, and vas deferens could be altered. Cysts of the seminal vesicle may appear with a mass effect, dysuria, epididymitis, or obstruction of the gastrointestinal...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Androgen deprivation therapy with luteinising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) analogues or antagonists represents the treatment of choice in men metastatic prostate cancer (PCA). Depending on the serum concentration of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) nadir, the survival might vary between 11 and 78 months. About one-third of all patients without local treatment of the pri...

Introduction: Following kidney transplantation, persistent cases of obstructive uropathy from neoureteral stenosis, at the reimplantation site, may require management with permanent, long-term Double-J stenting, following failed open surgical and minimally invasive procedures. We report our experience of the use of Cook Resonance® metallic ureteral stent to manage such cases endourologically. M...

Objectives. To present the clinical case of an inguino-scrotal hernia of the ureter, complicated by the presence of a urothelial carcinoma brought to our notice as painful scrotal swelling. Materials and methods. The patient is an 85-year-old male presenting an inveterate right inguinal hernia with acute and worsening scrotal pain. Upon examination of the hemiscrotum an inguinal hernia was foun...

PURPOSE To report our initial experiences with laparoscopic partial cystectomy for urachal and bladder malignancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between March 2002 and October 2004, laparoscopic partial cystectomy was performed in 6 cases at 3 institutions; 3 cases were urachal adenocarcinomas and the remaining 3 cases were bladder transitional cell carcinomas. All patients were male, with a median a...

BACKGROUND We previously reported a limb-salvage technique by treating tumor-bearing bone with liquid nitrogen. We also reported systemic antitumor immunity was enhanced by cryotreatment in a murine osteosarcoma (LM8) model. We therefore combined the cryotreatment of tumor with dendritic cells to promote tumor-specific immune responses. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We determined whether our technique c...