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.

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The increase of total ADH activity in the sera of BCa patients seems to be caused by isoenzymes released from cancerous cells. The higher activity of ADH I probably resulted from metastatic tumors as significant increase was detected only in the sera of high-grade bladder cancer patients.

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The results suggest a potential role of ADH III activity as a parameter included in the panel of markers for PCa.