European urology

CONTEXT: The bladder is the most common site affected in urinary tract endometriosis. There is controversy regarding the pathogenesis, clinical management (diagnosis and treatment), impact on fertility, and risk of malignant transformation …

BackgroundManagement of recurrent prostate cancer (CaP) after radiotherapy (RT) is dependent on accurate localization of the site of recurrent disease.ObjectiveTo describe the anatomic patterns and clinical features associated with CaP recu…

OBJECTIVES: To present and discuss clinical and surgical management of urologic endometriosis. METHODS: Retrospective review of a database on surgical patients with endometriosis. RESULTS: Thirty-one patients (incidence, 2.6%; mean age, 3…

A retrospective case series of 5 consecutive patients presenting with endometriosis of the ureter between 1978 and 1992 is reported. All patients were managed by a single Consultant Urologist in a district general hospital. The mean age of …

Endometriosis affecting the urinary tract is very rare. We report on a female patient with a single kidney who presented with anuria due to ureteral endometriosis. Initially a limited ureterectomy with an end-to-end anastomosis was performe…

Three cases of papillary carcinoma of the prostate (also called endometrial adenocarcinoma of the prostate; endometrioid carcinoma) were studied for prostate-specific antigen in order to determine their origin and histogenesis. All 3 cases …

3 cases of granulomatous orchitis are described. Treatment consisted of radical inguinal orchiectomy in 2 cases, and biopsy followed by steroid therapy in the 3. The clinical and pathologic aspects of this rare inflammatory disease of the t…

Endometriosis of the ureter is an exceptional cause of ureteral obstruction. Pathogenesis and clinical picture are demonstrated on the basis of 2 cases, giving an example for the spread of endometrial tissue via the lymphatics. It is emphas…