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B Fallon

Publications and source records attributed to B Fallon.

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PubMed1980

Penile prostheses for the treatment of impotence.

Eighty-nine patients were treated for impotence with penile prostheses. The Small-Carrion prosthesis was used in 56 patients, the inflatable prosthesis in 27 and Pearman's prosthesis in 6 patients. The overall functional results with the Small-Carrion and inflatable prostheses were comparable.

Adult↗
PubMed1980

Nephrostomy in cancer patients: to do or not to do?

One hundred patients who have had nephrostomies performed for obstructive uropathy in the presence of extensive carcinoma have been retrospectively analysed. Patients with prostatic and cervical carcinoma had a moderately good long-term survival and quality of life, but those with bladder carcinoma or other primary sites had poor results. Significant factors in the selection of patients for nephrostomy drainage in the presence of pelvic cancer are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Urologic complications of pelvic exenteration for gynecologic malignancy.

We reviewed 43 cases of pelvic exenteration for gynecologic malignancies. Particular attention was paid to the postoperative urologic complications encountered in these patients. The major disease process was carcinoma of the cervix. Six patients had early postoperative complications and 2 of these patients died. Nine patients had late postoperative problems caused by urinary tract infections or stones. Nine other patients had problems related to the urinary diversion that necessitated a secondary operation in the majority of the cases and 2 of these patients died. Advantages of the ileal and colon conduits are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

Urinary cytology and bladder biopsy in patients with bladder cancer.

Two hundred fifty patients with bladder tumor were evaluated over a three-year period. Cystoscopy, cytology, and random bladder and tumor biopsy were part of the workup. The follow-up of these patients resulted in a total of 509 cystoscopies, 772 specimens of bladder washings and urinary cytologies, and 503 tumor or selected mucosal biopsies. The value of cytologic study of bladder washings and cystoscopic urine samples as well as the importance of selected site mucosal biopsies in detecting "field changes" in the bladder epithelium associated with bladder tumors are discussed.

Biopsy↗
PubMed1978

Restoration of fertility by vasovasostomy.

Vasovasostomy was performed on 41 patients. The surgical technique is described and the results are presented. The success rate was 83 per cent for pregnancy. Reasons for failure and suggestions for improvement in results are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1977

A comparison between lymphangiography and pelvic node dissection in the staging of prostatic cancer.

On 40 consecutive patients with prostatic cancer who had pedal lymphangiography during the initial evaluation and, subsequently, underwent pelvic node dissection or biopsy, a surprisingly high number had falsely positive (59 per cent) or negative (36 per cent) x-ray findings. Initially the tumors were considered clinically to be stage B in 24 cases, stage C in 13 and stage D in 3. After lymph node dissection only 17 tumors were still considered to be stage B and 7 were stage C, while 16 tumors were actually stage D. This surgical staging is important for the further management of the patient as well as the prognosis, Pedal lymphangiogrpahy alone is unreliable for accurate assessment of the regional lymph node status in clinically localized prostatic cancer.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1976

Congenital anomalies associated with hypospadias.

We did a retrospective survey on 200 patients with hypospadias to determine what other congenital anomalies were present. The 56 patients with associated anomalies included 16 who had abnormal excretory urograms and 10 of these 16 patients had defects requiring surgical correction.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed1976

Mediastinal choriocarcinoma in a chromatin-positive boy.

A case of primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma in a chromatin-positive boy is reported. The incidence of neoplasms in patients with so-called Klinefelter's syndrome is discussed as well as embryogenesis and diagnostic evaluation in patients presenting with this tumor.

Adolescent↗