[Emphysematous pyelonephritis associated to urogenital tuberculosis].

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare condition which in most cases occurs as a result of Escherichia coli infection of the urinary tract in patients known as being diabetic. The gas-filled abscesses carry a high mortality rate, especially when the antibiotic treatment is not combined with early surgery. We report a case where the failure of medical treatment led to curative nephrectomy.

[A rare complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: rupture of the kidney. Apropos of a case].

The authors report one case of renal rupture occurring during an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The patient presented with a bilateral urolithiasis and ESWL, was performed on a large stone (3 cm x 3.5 cm) located in the lower calyx of the right kidney.

[Emphysematous pyelonephritis. Apropos of a case].

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare form of pyelonephritis that carries a very poor prognosis. This article reports a review of the literature on this condition and describes the clinical and roentgenographic criteria for diagnosis. Diagnosis rests on the presence of clinical manifestations of pyelonephritis with intrarenal air-filled images on the roentgenograms.

[Indwelling endoluminal balloon. An uncommon method of peroperative hemostasis].

A case of ruptured false aneurysm of the left common artery is reported, in which intra-operative haemostasis of the left internal artery proved particularly difficult. Permanent haemostasis was achieved by inserting an inflatable balloon intraluminally at the origin of that artery and leaving it in situ.