Introduction: We present the method of pedicle labial urethroplasty for urethral reconstruction in female patients treated for urethral strictures. Patients and Methods: We performed urethral reconstruction using a pedicle labial flap in 2 female patients (23 and 70 years old) for urethral stricture (posttraumatic and postinflammatory origin). We used as a patch a pedicle skin flap obtained from the labia minora. The pedicle flap is slid beneath the vulvovaginal wall, until the urethra is reached. Results: In both cases a normal micturition was obtained, and cystourethrography after 24 months showed a good urethral silhouette, without residual urine. Conclusion: The pedicle labial urethroplasty seems to be a reliable technique for the repair of urethral strictures.
Bladder myofibroblastic inflammatory tumors are rare benign proliferative lesions that can simulate both urothelial and connective tissue malign neoplasms, making a preoperative diagnosis nearly impossible. Conservative treatment appears to be curative, even though local recurrences have been reported, and so malignancy should be rouled out above all by means of an accurate follow-up. Two cases are described, 1 of which with the longest follow-up period reported so far (8 years).
We analysed 12 radical prostatectomy specimens of patients with T1c prostatic cancer in order to evaluate clinical, bioptical and pathological features. Of the tumours, 8/12 (67%) were locally advanced, with Gleason score of 6 or 7. The majority of our stage T1c tumours were significant and required radical treatment.
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