Quality of life in men after total cystoprostatectomy: Perceptions of Tunisian patients.

Introduction: Total cystoprostatectomy (TCP) causes many changes in the postoperative quality of life leading to psychological, physical, social and sexual repercussions that are difficult to manage. This study aims to describe the postoperative quality of life of elderly Tunisian men who had a TCP as a result of a bladder cancer.

Methods: A descriptive quantitative study was conducted with 40 cystoprostatectomized men.

Surgical reimplantation of penile glans amputation in children during circumcision.

Circumcision is one of the oldest and most commonly performed surgical procedures. Unfortunately, various complications may occur during circumcision, ranging from trivial to tragic such as penile amputation which is a serious complication and a challenging injury to treat. We describe two cases of non-microsurgical successful reattachment of a distal penile glans which were amputated during circumcision.

Bilateral renal infarction following atrial fibrillation and thromboembolism and presenting as acute abdominal pain: a case report.

Introduction: Renal infarct is rare and often misdiagnosed because the symptoms are misleading. The mechanisms are various, mainly thrombotic and embolic.

Case Presentation: In this review, we report the case of a 61-year-old Tunisian woman presented to the emergency unit with a 4-hour history of abdominal pain diffused at both flanks, ultrasounds was performed to remove a surgical emergency, showed a peri-renal fluid collection with heterogeneous parenchyma.

Factors affecting the outcome of ureteroscopy in the management of ureteral stones in children.

Purpose: To identify the factors involved in failure and post-operative complications of retrograde rigid ureteroscopy (URS) in the treatment of ureteric stones in children.

Methods: This is a retrospective study, including 33 children who underwent 34 rigid URS (one case bilateral) for obstructive ureteric stones over a period of 10 years. Patient age, sex, presenting symptoms, stone size and location, operative technique, surgical outcomes and complications were recorded.

Gastric metaplasia of posterior urethral polyp: a case report.

Congenital polyps of the posterior urethra are rare lesions, and have often been described in boys. The polyps are benign lesion usually lined by a transitional epithelium, but cases of squamous or intestinal metaplasia have been reported.We report a case of a 10 years old boy referred for hematuria and dysuria.

An acute urinary retention in an old man caused by a giant Müllerian duct cyst: a case report.

Müllerian duct cysts result from an abnormality in regression of the Müllerian system. They may occasionally give rise to symptoms. We report an unusual case of acute urinary retention in an old man caused by a giant Müllerian duct cyst.