Besides the controversies about the direct marker role of serum Inhibin B in determination of spermatogenesis, it does not seem to give a clue about the prediction of sperm presence before TESE. Because of the conflicting results in the literature, the potential role of serum Inhibin B as a marker for prediction of sperm presence in testis is yet to be determined.

Twenty-five patients with fracture of the penis were treated surgically between 1968 and 1984. Long-term follow-up was obtained in 17. In no case were there any early post-operative complications. All patients stated that they were achieving normal, painless erections; two patients developed a slight penile curvature but this did not affect their sexual activities. We strongly recommend early surgical intervention because of these encouraging results. Urethral injury associated with the fracture did not occur in this series.

While SWL is generally excepted as a first-line treatment option in ureteral stones because of its noninvasive nature, in situ lithotripsy, and especially PL, has higher success rates with minimal morbidity. Thus, PL seems to be a good alternative in patients in whom SWL was unsuccessful or not indicated and in patients who need early stone removal.

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Purpose: To compare the treatment options for lower ureteral stones larger than 1 cm. Methods:The records of 449 patients with lower ureteral calculi larger than 1 cm were reviewed retrospectively. Of these patients 342 (76.1%) were treated with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) (group 1), 66 (14.7%) with pneumatic lithotripsy (PL) (group 2) and 128 (28.5%) with ureterolithotomy (group 3). Eighty-seven (19.5%) patients underwent any of the two treatment modalities because of unsuccessful primary treatment. Results:The overall stone-free rates were 32.4, 90.9 and 95.3% for ESWL, PL and ureterolithotomy, respectively. These values were 84.4% for primary PL and 96.7% for primary ureterolithotomy. The re-treatment rate (46.4%) and secondary procedures were much more frequent in the ESWL group. There was no difference in the complication rates of the three groups. Conclusions: Pneumatic lithotripsy with ureteroscopy seems to be an appropriate treatment for larger ureteral stones. While ESWL can be tried as a first treatment option because of its noninvasive nature, lower success and higher re-treatment rates limit its usefulness. Ureterolithotomy is still a reasonable alternative for these large or unfragmented stones.