Alternating Biplanar Fluoroscopy in Percutaneous Nephrostomy to Approach Stones in Patients With Horseshoe Kidney: An Institutional Experience.

This case series aims to evaluate the use of alternating perpendicular biplanar fluoroscopy in percutaneous nephrostomies/percutaneous nephrolithotripsies (PCNs/PCNLs) to approach renal stones in patients with horseshoe kidneys. Between January 2012 and December 2019, PCNs/PCNLs were done for six patients with horseshoe kidneys having renal stones. Skin and renal calyceal entry points were determined by alternating perpendicular biplanar fluoroscopy using a portable C-arm machine in the conventional fluoroscopy unit.

Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma to parotid glands.

Patient: Male, 66.

Final Diagnosis: Hepatocellular carcinoma.

Symptoms: Abdominal distension • painful right facial swelling • weight loss.

Peritoneal tuberculosis in Qatar: a five-year hospital-based study from 2005 to 2009.

There is limited information about peritoneal tuberculosis in Qatar. This retrospective study aimed to review our experience with peritoneal tuberculosis in patients admitted to Hamad general hospital over a period of 5 years, from 2005 to 2009, with emphasis on presentation, investigation, diagnosis and therapeutic outcome. Fifty-four patients with peritoneal tuberculosis identified during the study period were included.

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: report of a case diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology and confirmed by histopathologic examination.

Background: Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant neoplasm and can originate within major abdominal veins, including the inferior venacava (IVC).

Case: A 45-year-old woman presented with upper abdominal pain and a mass lesion in the liver and within the lumen of the IVC. A diagnosis of primary leiomyosarcoma of the IVC was made by using imaging techniques,fine needle aspiration cytology and histopathologic examination of the resected specimen.

Is the 10th and 11th intercostal space a safe approach for percutaneous nephrostomy and nephrolithotomy?

The aim of this study was to determine the rate of complications in percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) and nephrolithotomy (PCNL) performed through the 11th and 10th intercostal spaces using our monitoring technique and to discuss the safety of the procedure. Out of 398 PCNs and PCNLs carried out during a 3-year period, 56 patients had 57 such procedures performed using an intercostal approach. The 11th intercostal route was used in 42 and the 10th in 15 cases.