Spectrum of preneoplastic and neoplastic cystic lesions of the kidney - Abstract
CONTEXT: Cystic lesions of the kidney may be accompanied by a range of neoplasms with distinct prognoses and future risks of developing additional tumors.
Renal & Vascular Diseases
Retrocaval ureter with contralateral renal agenesis with renal failure: A rare, reversible surgical cause of renal failure - Abstract
Retrocaval ureter is a rare anomaly causing upper urinary tract obstruction, usually presented later in life as recurrent flank or abdominal pain and recurrent urinary tract infection. There may be associated abnormalities of other organ systems as well. We present a rare case of retrocaval ureter with contralateral renal agenesis with renal failure. Surgical correction with ureteropyelostomy was successful.
Dheeraj Kumar Gupta, Vishwajeet Singh, Rahul Janak Sinha
KEYWORDS: Retrocaval ureter, ureteropyelostomy, surgical cause of renal failure
CORRESPONDENCE: Vishwajeet Singh, MS, MCh (Urology), Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University (Formerly KGMC), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India ( ).
CITATION: UroToday Int J. 2012 June;5(3):art 27.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2012.06.14
Hydatid cyst of a kidney in a child: A case report - Abstract
Hydatid disease of the kidney is rare and constitutes only 2 to 4% of all cases of hydatid. Its occurrence in children is even more rare. It ranks third after liver and lung. In the urinary tract, kidneys are generally affected, usually together with multiple organ involvement. An isolated renal hydatid cyst of the kidney without other organ involvement is very rare. We hereby present a case of pure hydatid cyst of the left kidney in a child presenting with left flank swelling and renal colic. She also had episodes of fever on and off for 2 months. On the basis of imaging studies, a diagnosis of hydatid cyst of the left kidney was established. The patient was successfully managed by simple nephrectomy. The patient is doing well at an 8-month follow-up.
Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Ranjit Kumar, Mahendra Singh, Vijoy Kumar, Rajesh K Tiwary, Atul Khandelwal, Vinod Priyadarshi
KEYWORDS: Renal, hydatid cyst, simple nephrectomy, floating membrane
CORRESPONDENCE: Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Department of Urology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bihar, India ( ).
CITATION: UroToday Int J. 2012 June;5(3):art 20.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2012.06.07
Ectopic kidney - Abstract
This rare case is an unusual form of ectopic kidney in an unusual site in a 4-year-old male child presenting with a history of a lump on the dorsal shaft of the penis since birth. He had a history of repeated UTI and failure of growth. Lump size was small at birth, as mentioned by his parents, and increased in size gradually until the last days when there was a noticable increase in size, with redness of the overlying skin and urine retention after complete investigations and full imaging studies. After a cystoscopy and surgical excision, the diagnosis of ectopic kidney on the penile shaft became clear.
Muhammad Abdullah Rahman Alshwani
KEYWORDS: Ectopic kidney, congenital anomalies
CORRESPONDENCE: Muhammad Abdullah Rahman Alshwani, Department of Surgery, Medical College, Kirkuk University, Azadi Teaching Hospital, Kirkuk, Iraq ( ).
CITATION: UroToday Int J. 2012 June;5(3):art 22.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2012.06.09
A case of recurrent nephrocutaneous fistula treated with partial nephrectomy - Abstract
Nephrocutaneous fistula is a distressing clinical condition. The fistula can be very difficult to treat and has a high chance of recurrence. The standard treatment of a recurrent fistula is nephrectomy along with the excision of the fistula. We present a case with recurrent nephrocutaneous fistula along with a hypofunctional contralateral kidney. This was a difficult clinical scenario as any compromise of the affected kidney could have resulted in renal failure. The patient was treated with a left upper polar partial nephrectomy and excision of the fistulous tract.
Tarun Jindal, Satyadip Mukherjee, Soumendra Nath Mandal, Dilip Karmakar
KEYWORDS: Fistula, kidney, cutaneous
CORRESPONDENCE: Tarun Jindal, MS, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ( ).
CITATION: UroToday Int J. 2012 June;5(3):art 21.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2012.06.08
Radiofrequency ablation of incidental benign small renal mass: Outcomes and follow-up protocol - Abstract
OBJECTIVE:To review our 10-year experience with radiofrequency ablation, focusing on the outcomes for the incidental benign renal tumor.
Acute reversible kidney injury secondary to bilateral ureteric obstruction - Abstract
BACKGROUND:Acute reversible kidney injury (ARKI) secondary to bilateral ureteric obstruction (BUO) is a common urological problem.
Novartis drug Afinitor® approved by FDA as first medication to treat patients with non-cancerous kidney tumors associated with TSC
EAST HANOVER, NJ USA /PRNewswire/ -- (Press Release) - April 26, 2012
-- Kidney tumors affect up to 80% of patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and growing tumors may lead to unpredictable life-threatening complications(1)
Beyond the Abstract - Long-term risk of end stage renal disease in patients with posterior urethral valves, by Jukka Heikkilä, MD and Seppo Taskinen, MD
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are the most common infravesical obstruction in a male child.
Long-term risk of end stage renal disease in patients with posterior urethral valves - Abstract
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hyvinkää Hospital, Hyvinkää, Finland.
Post kidney transplant lymphoceles: Meticulous ligation of lymphatics reduces incidence - Abstract
Division of Kidney Transplant Surgery, Riyadh Military Hospital. Riyadh SAU
Shedding light on the chemical diversity of ectopic calcifications in kidney tissues: Diagnostic and research aspects - Abstract
In most industrialized countries, different epidemiologic studies show that chronic renal failure is dramatically increasing. Such major public health problem is a consequence of acquired systemic diseases such as type II diabetes, which is now the first cause for end stage renal failure. Furthermore, lithogenic diseases may also induce intratubular crystallization, which may finally result in end-stage renal failure (ESRF). Up to now, such rare diseases are often misdiagnosed. In this study, based on twenty four biopsies, we show that SR µFTIR (Synchrotron Radiation-µFourier transform infrared) spectroscopy constitutes a significant opportunity to characterize such pathological µcalcifications giving not only their chemical composition but also their spatial distribution in the tissues. This experimental approach offers new opportunities to the clinicians to describe at the cell level the physico-chemical processes leading to the formation of the pathological calcifications which lead to ESRF.
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Dessombz A, Bazin D, Dumas P, Sandt C, Sule-Suso J, Daudon M Are you the author?
Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Bat. 510, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France.
Reference: PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e28007.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028007
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22125652
Page kidney: Rare but correctable cause of hypertension - Abstract
Pheochromocytoma with the renovascular hyperreninemia attendant on renal artery stenosis - Abstract
The candidate for renal transplantation work up: Medical, urological and oncological evaluation - Abstract
Department of Urology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.
Urologic complications in kidney transplantation: A single-center experience - Abstract
Hepato-Billary-Pancreatic and Transplant Organs Unit, Annunziata Hospital of Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy.
Malignancies after kidney transplantation: A 40-year single-center experience in Korea - Abstract
Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Epidemiology of skin diseases in renal transplant recipients in a tertiary hospital - Abstract
Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.