Publications by authors named "Bassam Almatrafi"

Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a prevalent and potentially serious bacterial infection observed among children. Presently, the primary use of diagnostic imaging for UTI is to pinpoint young patients who are at a high risk of developing renal scarring. The most significant procedure for pediatric urology fluoroscopic evaluation is voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG).

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Primary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in crossed fused renal ectopia represents a rare of rarity entity. Only eight cases were reported in the literature, including seven RCC and one transitional cell carcinoma. This report presents a case of a 39-years old female presented with incidentally discovered renal mass in a crossed fused ectopia.

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A wandering spleen is a condition characterized by excessive splenic mobility due to the mal-development or the laxity of its ligaments that leads to migration from its normal anatomical location. This condition renders its long mobile vascular pedicle liable to torsion and occasional infarction. Herein, we report a case of a 27-year-old nulliparous woman who presented with acute abdominal pain and a tender right-sided pelvi-abdominal mass.

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A 22-year-old male patient with Down syndrome was referred to our hospital with a vast left testicular mass. He underwent a left radical inguinal orchiectomy, and a histopathological examination of the mass showed a yolk sac tumor invading the epididymis. The patient was discharged in a satisfactory condition.

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