Efficacy of visual laser ablation of the prostate (VLAP) in patients with BPH

From November 1992 to the present, 50 patients, most of whom suffering from severe cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological or hemocoagulative disorders, underwent laser prostatic ablation (VLAP) with Nd:YAG laser. Clinical and uroflowmetric follow-up at 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months showed significant improvement with low morbidity. We believe that VLAP is an alternative to TURP in patients with BPH. A better definition of techniques and overcoming the restrictions due to the learning curve could lead to even better results in the future.

Transrectal ultrasound in prostatic malacoplakia: Description of 2 cases

Clinically, it is difficult to distinguish prostatic malacoplakia from carcinoma. Two cases of prostatic malacoplakia are described, highlighting the ultrasound aspects of the lesion.

Papillary renal cell cystoadenocarcinoma

Papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is known by the tendency to avascularity shown by angiography. More uncommon is the cystic variant of papillary RCC called cystoadenocarcinoma. The majority of papillary tumors are in stage I. The survival for papillary RCC is significantly higher than that for non-papillary RCC. CT-scan MNR, although non diagnostic, enhance the suspicion of a heterologous process in so called “complicated cysts”. US-guided percutaneous needle aspiration may be helpful to diagnose these tumours. We report 2 cases of cystodenocarcinoma and our considerations.