In this study, the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotic use was investigated. A total of 110 patients undergoing endoscopic procedures of the urinary tract were enrolled in the study. Fifty-five of the patients were treated with 8-hour-ly, 80 mg gentamicin sulfate of total three doses. The drug administration began just prior to the operation. Seven postoperative infections (12.7%) were detected, the same number as in the control group of 55 patients. The results confirm that there is no place for gentamicin prophylaxis in endoscopic procedures of the urinary tract.

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The impact of transurethral ultrasonography, fiberoptic cystoscopy and bladder washout cytology on assessment of bladder tumours was investigated in this study. Transurethral ultrasonography had an accuracy rate of 96.5% in diagnosing and staging bladder tumours. The accuracy rates of fiberoptic cystoscopy and washout cytology were 90.9% and 73.7%, respectively, in diagnosis. The efficacy of transurethral ultrasonography was found to be high enough for routine employment in the evaluation of the bladder tumours. Fiberoptic cystoscopy in conjunction with washout cytology as a combination relatively easy to perform can be used especially for follow-up purposes of the bladder tumours.

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Two cases of prostatic carcinoma with papillary features resembling the so-called "endometrioid carcinoma" are presented. Immunohistochemical studies, response to therapy and review of the literature support the ductal origin of the tumour, probably multifocal, as it is commonly seen in conjunction with acinotubular carcinoma.