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During the last 4 years, 12 patients had an implantation of the AMS Ultrex2 penile prosthesis : 4 of these patients were impotent after a cystoprostatectomy, 4 patients had vascular insufficiency, 2 patients had psychogenic impotency, one patient was diabetic and one patient had a spinal cord injury. The complication rate was low (16%): one patient necessitated a surgical revision of the prosthesis after disconnection of the tubulure. A second patient had a urethral stenosis treated by dilation. The degree of satisfaction of both patient and partner was satisfactory.

A total of 1500 patients underwent treatment with the Wolf Piezolith 2300 extracorporeal shockwave lithotripter for renal, ureteral, and bladder stones. Follow-up data were available at 3 months for 1435 patients. At that time, the overall stone-free rate was 82.7%: 82.4% for patients with renal stones, 81.0% for those with ureteral stones, and 100% for those with bladder stones. The overall success rate was 92.3%: 93.8% for patients with renal stones, 87.1% for those with ureteral stones, and 100% for those with bladder stones. The auxiliary treatment rate was 14.9%, and the retreatment rate was 53%. The effectiveness quotient was 49.2%. The Wolf Piezolith 2300 is an effective treatment for most stones smaller than 30 mm.

With a better understanding of the penile vasculature, many one-stage techniques were proposed for mid-shaft and posterior hypospadias repair including the Duckett's technique with the transverse preputial island flap (TPIF). We performed the Duckett's technique on 25 patients with penile hypospadias with the following results: no cases of meatal stenosis and three cases of urethro-cutaneous fistula (12%). The three cases of urethro-cutaneous fistula were reported in the first 15 patients where the neo-urethra was closed in one layer but no case of fistula was reported in the last 10 patients where the noe-urethra was closed in two layers: the difference is significative (p0.05). In conclusion, the Duckett's technique with the two-layer closure technique of the neo-urethra is a good alternative for penile hypospadias repair.

This study describes the results of 50 consecutive cases of varicocelectomy by the inguinal approach. The testicle is delivered through a small inguinal incision, and all external spermatic and gubernacular veins are ligated. The testis is returned to the scrotum and the spermatic cord is dissected under optical magnification. The testicular artery, the lymphatics and the vas deferens are identified and preserved. All internal spermatic veins are ligated. 94 varicocelectomies were performed in 50 men. Follow-up period extended from 12 months to 24 months. No hydroceles, no clinical recurrences and no wound infection were found. One scrotal hematoma occurred and resolved progressively. Preoperative and postoperative semen analysis were obtained. The changes in sperm count mean value (million/cc) (20 to 28.6) (p0.005), per cent normal forms (42.9 to 52.1%) (p0.005) and per cent motility (31.5 to 39.2%) (p0.005) were significant. The pregnancy rate was 10 of 21 couples available for follow-up (47.6%). This technique results in a significant decrease in the incidence of hydrocele formation, testicular artery injury and varicocele clinical recurrence.