[A case of urachal remnant and review of the literature]. / Résidu ouraquien à propos d'une observation et revue de la littérature.

Urachal remnants are not exceptional and are symptomatics if complicated. Ultrasound and CT scan identify most diseases entities originating from urachal remnant. Treatment consists on total exeresis because there is a risk of malignant degeneration. The authors report a case of urachal remnant and analysis the anatomopathologic, diagnosis and therapeutic features of urachal remnants in a review of the literature.

[Neuroendocrine tumor of the prostate. A case report]. / Tumeur neuroendocrine de la prostate. Une observation.

We report one case of neuroendocrine tumour of the prostate in a 74 years old patient. The clinical symptomatology was dominated by pollakuria, dysuria. Digital rectal examination showed a bulky prostate, hard and irregular. The rate of PSA was high (23 ng/mL). The endorectal ultrasonography revealed a pelvic heterogeneous mass depending of prostate. The biopsy showed an adenocarcinoma of prostate. The patient underwent a transuretral resection of the prostate (TURP) and pulpectomy. Histology and immunohistochemistry through antibody anti NES and antibody antisynaptophysin of shavings of resection revealed a neuroendocrine tumour of the prostate. Twelve months after, the lung X-ray, abdominal ultrasonography and bone scintigram was normal. The rate of PSA was 2.1 ng/mL.

[Treatment of ureteral calculi with rigid ureteroscopy. Report of 67 cases]. / Le traitement des calculs de l'uretère par urétéroscopie rigide. A propos de 67 cas.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the results obtained by rigid ureteroscopy to treat ureteral calculi. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between May 1998 and September 2000, 63 patients underwent 67 rigid ureteroscopies (URS) with three endoscopic retreatments and one bilateral URS, for 48 distal, ten mid and nine proximal ureteral calculi. RESULTS: After URS 77.6% of the patients were free of the stones. Success rate was respectively 85.4%, 60% and 55.5% in distal, mid and proximal uretero. Morbidity was 10.4% and there have been one stricture treated by endoscopy. CONCLUSION: Our series demonstrates that rigid URS is safe and effective procedure to treat distal, ureteral calculi. Thus, it should be considered a treatment of choice for distal ureteral calculi.

[Syringocele: report of 2 cases]. / Syringocèle: à propos de 2 cas.

Cowper's syringocele, dilatation of bulbo-urethral glands, is a rare disease, usually congenital. The authors report two cases of perforated syringocele and analyse the clinical, radiological and therapeutic aspects of this disease.