Small renal masses: incidental diagnosis, clinical symptoms, and prognostic factors.

Introduction. The small renal masses (SRMs) have increased over the past two decades due to more liberal use of imaging techniques. SRMs have allowed discussions regarding their prognostic, diagnosis, and therapeutic approach.

[Severe cystitis and perivesical collection posterior to Mitomycin C immediate instillation in a patient with inadverted bladder perforation].

We present the clinical case of a 40 years male patient who, after a TURBt for non-muscle invasive recurrence with inadverted vesical perforation and Mitomycin C immediate instillation, come in his fourth postoperative day to the emergency room with severe irritative urinary symptomatology. An ultrasound was indicated, documenting a perivesical collection. The management was conservative with vesical drilling for 10 days and a puncture/drainage was necessary to solve it.

[Questionnaire for urological emergency room quality evaluation].

Introduction: Quality is defined as an essential and distinguishing attribute of something, which allows to evaluate its worth. The quality evaluation has become something necessary during the last years. The assistencial quality should be something inherent to the offered service, including scientific and technical quality, management and quality noticed.

[Algorithm for the treatment of patients with obstructive uropathy secondary to prostate cancer].

Background: One of the prostate cancer progression complications is the obstructive uropathy, by infiltration and compression of the distal ureteral section, that can entail to an acute renal insufficiency, with affectation of the quality of life and the survival of these patients. The treatment of prostate cancer with secondary ureterohidronefrosis is palliative and following the present tendencies, the positioning of a nephrostomy is considered.

Materials And Methods: A search was made in PUBMED and the most representative articles were reviewed.