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J N Macaluso

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PubMed1991

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: an outpatient procedure.

At many centers circumstances have dictated that extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL*) be performed on an outpatient (that is same-day surgery or 1-day stay) basis. At our center, Louisiana Lithotripter, Inc., which is a privately owned ESWL unit located at Tulane University Hospital, we have had the opportunity to treat patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting since inception. Since our first ESWL treatment on December 18, 1985 we have treated more than 2,500 patients. Additionally, our unit was named an American Urological Association Training Center in October 1986, resulting in more than 200 urologist, nurse and technician trainee visits. The first 1,779 cases through December 31, 1988 have been thoroughly reviewed. The rate of outpatient ESWL has increased from 22% of the first 100 cases to more than 90% of the last 100. The cumulative over-all rate reached 70%. Currently, more than 95% of our cases are planned as same-day procedures. Safe and effective outpatient ESWL is able to be performed with first generation technology, paving the way for appropriate clinical application to newer technological modalities.

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PubMed1989

The use of the Magnetip double-J ureteral stent in urological practice.

The Magnetip* double J type ureteral stent has been used in a wide variety of clinical urological settings. We reviewed the use of the stent in 50 patients. In 45 patients stents were placed in conjunction with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, stone manipulation, obstruction due to pregnancy or malignancy, pyeloplasty and ureteroneocystostomy. In 83 per cent of the attempts the stent was placed successfully. Retrieval with the Magnetriever* was accomplished in 86 per cent of the cases (100 per cent in female and 76 per cent in male patients). Details of stent use are described.

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PubMed1985

Priapism: review of 34 cases.

One hundred ninety-seven cases of priapism have been recorded in the medical files of Charity Hospital Louisiana in New Orleans from 1938-1982. One hundred seventy-two adults and 25 children were registered in this series. Ninety-three per cent of the patients with priapism were black, and 86 patients of this group underwent 93 surgical procedures. The cases of 34 patients treated between July 1, 1981, and December 31, 1982, were thoroughly reviewed. Sixteen patients had a previous history of priapism. Average delay between onset of symptoms and presentation to the hospital for treatment was thirty hours. Sickle cell screens were obtained in 28 patients and were positive in 17. Twenty-nine patients were initially treated conservatively, with 17 priapisms eventually resolving, but the remaining 12 patients required surgical intervention. Overall, 50 per cent of the 34 patients had surgery. All of the surgical cases resolved satisfactorily with the Winter procedure. Complications with this procedure were uncommon, but postoperative bandaging was the chief cause of morbidity. Follow-up for at least six months revealed comparable sexual potency (80-83%) in either conservatively or surgically managed patients.

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PubMed1985

Priapism.

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PubMed1985

Glomus tumor of glans penis.

Glomus tumor is an infrequent skin lesion and a rare lesion on the male genitalia. This is the second reported case of this lesion on the penis.

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