Nicola Azzolini | PubMed Health

PubMed2005

A case report of a "smouldering" uretero-vascular fistula.

Uretero-vascular fistulae are rare. As compared to aortic, uretero-iliac fistulae are by far more frequent according to a 1:8 ratio. We present one case of uretero-prosthetic fistula in a man operated upon the resection of an aortobisiliac aneurysm and Dacron prosthetic graft; six years later, a blunt trauma to the body was followed by a threatening shock, resistant to medical measures. Two subsequent emergency operations allowed to a difficult diagnosis and a life-saving repair of the fistula. Some hypotheses on the pathogenesis of the condition are discussed as well as its clinical problems.

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PubMed2004

Randomized comparison of loops for transurethral resection of the prostate: preliminary results.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the comparative efficacy and morbidity of standard transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) and transurethral vaporesection (TUVRP) using four types of loops. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a one-to-one randomized study, 50 patients with lower urinary-tract symptoms suggestive of bladder outlet obstruction and benign prostatic enlargement underwent TURP. Clinical data were collected using digital rectal examination, transrectal ultrasonography for evaluation of prostate volume, IPSS and IIEF-5 questionnaires, and serum prostate specific antigen concentrations. Intraoperative blood loss and fluid absorption were evaluated by measuring serum hemoglobin and respiratory alcohol concentration. Patients were followed at 3 and 18 months with evaluation of clinical symptoms, flow rates, residual urine volumes, and complications. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in blood loss, intraoperative fluid absorption, procedure time, or weight of the resected tissue between standard TURP and TUVRP with the various loops. No significant complications (infections, urethral stricture, reintervention) were seen. CONCLUSIONS: In this comparison of the clinical outcome and morbidity of standard TURP versus different loops for TUVRP, there were no significant differences in any of the parameters evaluated.

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PubMed2004

Bladder carcinosarcoma: a case observation.

Carcinosarcoma of the bladder is a very unusual neoplasm that arises more frequently in males with a greater incidence in the seventh decade of life. There are no patognomonic clinical findings or symptoms to address its presence. Symptoms, as for other bladder cancers, are fundamentally represented by haematuria and dysuria. It has a very aggressive clinical behaviour and it is histologically characterized by a malignant epithelial component associated with a sarcoma-like (sarcomatoid) component variably represented.

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