The Knotted Urethral Catheter-Description of a Novel Technique and Steps for Removal.

The spontaneous intravesicular knotting of a feeding tube used for urethral catheterization is a rare but documented complication. The reported incidence in the world literature is 0.2 per 100,000, with only 40 cases reported.

Penile hair tourniquet to base of penis resulting in circumferential separation of shaft skin without vascular compromise: An unusual case report.

Hair tourniquet syndrome occurs when a strand of hair or thread becomes wrapped around an appendage, causing injury which can progress to ischemia, necrosis or autoamputation. A 2 year old uncircumcised male presented with 1 day of erythema to base of penis followed by a bleeding wound of 5 hours duration. On examination, there was circumferential separation of shaft skin at the base of the penis.

Pyourachus in spina bifida: case report and review.

Failure of the urachus to close results in a multitude of clinical anomalies. Such anomalies have been documented as occurring in association with mechanical bladder outlet obstruction. However, no urachal anomalies have been linked specifically to spina bifida.

Mature cystic teratoma arising at the porta hepatis: a diagnostic dilemma.

Mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is a tumor of embryological origin, which contains tissue derived from any or all germ cell lines found in an abnormal location. We present 2 cases of MCT both arising from the porta hepatis that were incorrectly thought perioperatively to be a choledochal cyst, which subsequently were demonstrated on histology to be a MCT.