European urology
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The foreskin entrapped by a zipper fastener can be easily released by transversally cutting the lateral material of the zipper where it pinches the foreskin. The method is described.
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A case of spontaneous passage of a foreign body in the upper urinary tract is reported. Approximately 60 cases have been collected and reported in the world, 18 in Japan. Our case is, however, the first with spontaneous passage. As complications may occur if these foreign bodies are left behind, we advocate the surgical removal as treatment of choice.
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A case of chronic prostatitis where conventional chemotherapy and repeated transurethral resections failed to relieve pain is described. A cutaneous uretero-entero anastomosis was performed for troublesome pain and incontinence and only a permanent sympathetic block with phenol at the level of L4 achieved complete pain relief.