Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a rare form of male pseudohermaphroditism; it is defined by the presence of the Mullerian duct derivatives (the uterus, the fallopian tubes, and the upper vagina) in genotypically and phenotypically males. Seminoma is the most common type of testicular tumor in the third and fourth decade of life. We report a case of intra-abdominal seminoma in a patient with bilateral undescended testes and persistent Mullerian duct syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: to study the presentation, clinical course, laboratoryresults, imaging findings, medical and urological treatments ofidiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis at our institution.
Methods: Between January 2006 and December 2017, medical recordsand operatives' notes of 116 patients with idiopathic retroperitonealfibrosis (IPRF) were reviewed retrospectively. Diagnosis was doneby clinical and radiological imaging that fulfilled a strict criterion.
Objective: To evaluate and review our experience in management of patients with big size prostate using monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
Methods: Between January 2005 and March 2010, TURP was performed on 198 patients with prostate size between 80 and 120 grams. The patients were subjected to standard urologic pre-operative evaluation and they were given 5 alpha reductase inhibitor for two weeks before surgery.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl
October 2012
In this retrospective study, we present our experience on the diagnosis and management of isolated Hydatid disease of the kidneys. Between January 1999 and January 2003, eight patients were diagnosed to have Hydatid disease of the kidney and constituted the subjects of this study. Their age ranged between 20 and 63 years age (mean 40); there were five males and three females.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To use sonography to detect scrotal abnormalities in infertile men.
Material And Methods: Two hundred thirty-four infertile men, including 176 oligospermic (sperm count < 10 x 10(6)/ml), 58 azoospermic, and 150 normospermic men (control group) were evaluated prospectively for the presence of intra- and extratesticular abnormalities using high-frequency transducers and color Doppler imaging. Medical and surgical history, testicular volume, semen parameters, and hormonal levels were recorded.