Tuberculosis of the prostate.

We present five cases of tuberculous prostatitis. In all cases this was an incidental histologic finding after transurethral prostatectomy. The patients were all treated with an antituberculous drug regimen. A literature review of this rare condition is included.

[Urothelial tumors of the bladder in patients less than 25 years of age]. / Tumeurs urothéliales de vessie chez des patients de moins de 25 ans.

During the period of October 1981 to October 1990, we diagnosed and treated 7 patients (5 males and 2 females) under 25 years old (mean age 21.2) with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. The diagnosis and the treatment were the same as in the older age group. The tumors were of low grade and low stage and presented a recurrence rate of 28.5%. The tumors were of favourable prognosis but the follow-up care of these patients should be vigilant and persistent.

[Treatment of stress urinary incontinence by the Raz vaginal colpopexy]. / Traitement de l'incontinence urinaire d'effort par colpopexie vaginale selon Raz.

In this study we present our experience from the application of the bladder neck suspension as modified by Raz on 37 patients. All patients had severe genuine stress incontinence. Twenty of them had undergone previous surgery for the same problem, and 16 patients had had a previous hysterectomy. In addition 15 patients had a small cystocele. In all cases, the Raz procedure was performed by the same surgical team. The follow-up ranged from 8-32 months (mean follow-up 15.4). The overall success rate was 86.5%. Patients with no history of previous surgery and all patients with cystocele were cured. The 5 failures occurred in patients with previous surgery and hysterectomy. The complications were few. It is concluded that the Raz bladder neck suspension is a safe and effective method for the treatment of stress incontinence, especially in cases with cystocele or failure after primary treatment.