Our results show that ultrastructural changes in the tunica albuginea may cause congenital penile curvature, possibly by altering mechanical properties.

698 patients treated for nephrolithiasis with the application of percutaneous lithotripsy were analysed. In 32 cases increased bleeding in the course of the procedure occurred. It was controlled without surgery with blood transfusion, constant renal saline flow maintenance, electrocoagulation, kidney parenchyma pressing with thick drain and approach canal tamponade. In one case the approach to the kidney was obtained surgically and the kidney parenchyma was stitched with haemostatic suture. One patient required selective embolization due to kidney haemorrhage after nephrostomy drain removal.

Traumatic amputation of the penis is a rare condition. The paper presents a 22-year old man who suffered a complete penile amputation in a result of an unfortunate accident. Microsurgical replantation of the penis was performed in the case with a complete return of sensation, sexual function and physiologic miction. Microsurgical replantation is the treatment of choice for this injury.

In the present paper authors investigated urinary cadmium content in 10 patients with urinary bladder carcinoma using atomic spectrometry. It was found that in 60% of these patients it was increased. These results might indicate an involvement of cadmium in carcinogenesis.

Investigations were carried out on dogs in order to study the changes in the prostatic gland after embolization of the internal iliac arteries. The experiments showed that slight fine-celled infiltrations occurred in the interstitial tissue as a result of ischaemia of that organ. The authors are of the opinion that embolization of the internal iliac arteries may be used in clinical practice as a method of treating haemorrhages from the prostatic gland.