Treatment Pattern and Outcome of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in Resource-Constrained Countries: Experience at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Purpose: Management of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) includes neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) followed by total mesorectal excision. Recently, total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT) has gained attention. In developing countries, patients with rectal cancer often present at advanced stages.

A case report on the atypical presentation of Renal tuberculosis as emphysematous pyelonephritis.

Introduction And Importance: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe acute necrotizing infection, that causes gas to build up in the collecting system, renal parenchyma, and perirenal tissues (Mahmood et al., 2020). Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and urinary tract obstruction are the two main risk factors.