A case of penile strangulation after placement of metallic rings.

Penile strangulation following placement of metallic rings is a rare clinical entity that needs urgent attention to avoid potentially severe clinical consequences. Careful handling and occasionally a multidisciplinary approach are the keys to a successful outcome.

Bilateral spontaneous retroperitoneal bleeding in a patient on nimesulide: a case report.

Introduction: Spontaneous retroperitoneal bleeding is a rare but potentially life-threatening event of varied etiology. Herein we report a case of bilateral non-traumatic retroperitoneal hemorrhage.

Case Presentation: A 50-year-old Greek man, who was on a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (nimesulide) for ankylosing spondylitis, presented with a right retroperitoneal hematoma combined with contralateral subcapsular renal hematoma.

Ureteroscopic removal of mildly migrated stents using local anesthesia only.

Purpose: In the outpatient office setting we evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of ureteroscopic removal of upward migrated ureteral stents using local or no anesthesia.

Materials And Methods: Prospectively 37 patients with mild upward stent migration underwent ureteroscopic stent removal under local or no anesthesia. Stent migration was always below the pelvic brim.

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for lower pole calculi: our experience.

Introduction: This study was performed in order to evaluate the immediate and long-term outcome of patients undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for isolated lower pole calculi.

Methods: Three hundred and seventy renal units of 350 patients (240 men and 110 women; mean age 55 years) with isolated lower pole renal stones of smaller than 2 cm2 were studied. Follow up ranged from 1 to 52 months (mean, 15 months) to time of censorship, significant period of secondary urologic evaluation.