Publications by authors named "Elisabeth Castillo-Gallardo"

Paciente de 40 años de edad, sin alergias medicamentosas conocidas y sin antecedentesde interés, que es traído a Urgencias por dispositivo de cuidados críticos por politraumatismo tras accidente de moto...

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Background: Flexible cystoscopy is a common test in clinical practice done with or without antibiotic prophylaxis.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis with ciprofloxacin to reduce the incidence of urinary infection.

Material And Methods: Prospective, non-randomized observational study that included 60 patients divided into two groups.

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Objective: We report three cases of high-flow priapism in three young patients who presented erectile dysfunction after perineal trauma.

Methods: Complete clinical evaluation, blood tests, color Doppler ultrasonography (US), arteriography and selective embolization were performed.

Results: The clinical history and physical assessment were compatible with high-flow priapism.

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Objective: To describe a case of adrenal cavernous hemangioma in a 67 year old man who presented left lumbar pain.

Methods: Abdominal ultrasound, contrast enhanced ultrasound of the lesion, abdominal-pelvic CT scan, and then left adrenalectomy and pathology were performed

Results: Imaging studies showed a large solid-cystic mass with 12 × 11 cm diameters in the left adrenal gland, well defined, with calcifications, which showed peripheral arterial globular contrast enhancement on CT and ultrasound. The lesion displaced neighboring structures without other findings in the abdominopelvic study.

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We report a case of a rare congenital malformation, a urogenital sinus cyst in a young patient with non-specific symptoms for several months. A 21-year-old male presented with vague and intermittent abdominal pain. Ultrasound scan showed a retrovesical hypoechoic collection (approximately 6 cm) and left renal agenesis, compatible with a possible congenital malformation.

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