Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis With Extension to the Liver: A Case Report.

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is an uncommon condition representing 1% of all renal infections. XGP due to complicated pyelonephritis associated with hepatic abscess is an extremely rare complication and has rarely been reported in the literature. We report a rare case of a 54-year-old female with a history of diabetes and recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) who presented with acute right flank pain and fever which had been ongoing for four days.

Penile calciphylaxis in a patient with end-stage renal disease and chronic hemodialysis: a case report.

Penile calciphylaxis is a rare and highly morbid condition mainly affecting diabetic patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). It is characterized by ischemic skin ulceration and necrosis secondary to dystrophic calcification of the subcutaneous penile tissue and penile arterioles. We report a 52-year-old male with a 6-year history of diabetes mellitus and CRF on hemodialysis, who presented with a painful penile necrotic lesion in the last three weeks.

Can pelvic radiotherapy induce a leiomyosarcoma of the prostate? (A case report).

Leiomyosarcoma of the prostate is an extremely rare neoplasm. It represents less than 0.1% of all prostate malignancies.

Pathological outcomes and agressiveness of low-risk prostate cancer in Northern African men.

Background: Northern African (NAf) men show a high incidence of advanced prostate cancer (PCa) at diagnosis. Several studies suggested the existence of ethnic differences in the PCa aggressiveness and this has led to some concerns related to the inclusion of some ethnic groups into active surveillance protocols.

Objective: To evaluate pathological outcomes and aggressiveness of low risk PCa treated by radical prostatectomy in a NAf ethnic group.

Upper urinary tract lipoma: A case report.

Upper urinary tract (UUT) benign tumours are rare. We present a case of UUT lipoma in a 41-year-old man with left flank pain. A computed tomographic urography scan revealed an irregular thickening of the left renal collecting system wall extending from the upper calices to the renal pelvis.

The usefulness of stone density and patient stoutness in predicting extracorporeal shock wave efficiency: Results in a North African ethnic group.

Introduction: We determine the role of stone density and skin-to-stone distance (SSD) by non-contrast computed tomography of the kidneys, ureters and bladder (CT-KUB) in predicting the success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).

Methods: We evaluated 89 patients who received ESWL for renal and upper ureteric calculi measuring 5 to 20 mm, over a 12-month period. The mean stone density in Hounsfield units (HU) and mean SSD in mm was determined on pre-treatment CT-KUB at the CT workstation.

Management of renocolic fistula following abdominal trauma from a Gunshot: Two cases reports.

The renocolic fistula is a rare entity. We report 2 cases of renocolic fistula penetrating an abdominal trauma from a gunshot.

Usefulness of adjunctive alpha1-adrenergic antagonists after single extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy session in ureteral stone expulsion.

Introduction: We evaluate the efficiency of α-adrenergic antagonists on stone clearance after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in patients with lower ureteral stones.

Methods: A total of 356 patients with solitary lower ureteral stones who underwent single ESWL sessions were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 received our standard medical therapy, and Group 2 was treated with 0.

[Usefulness and predictive value of PSA density, adjusted by transition zone volume, in men with PSA levels between 2 and 4 ng/ml].

Objective: To assess the diagnostic significance of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), density (PSAD) accuracy, and PSAD adjusted by transition zone volume (PSATZD) in men with PSA levels between 2.0 and 4.0 ng/ml.

[Bone scan findings in a North African ethnic group and relation to PSA level and Gleason score of the biopsy].

Objective: A number of large-scaled studies carried out in western countries have proven a positive relationship between serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level and prevalence of positive bone scan findings, in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients. The aim of our study is to verify that the tendency occurs as well in north-african population, as well as to establish a possible correlation between PSA level, bone scan result, and Gleason score.

Material And Methods: Records of 348 patients diagnosed to have prostatic adenocarcinoma were reviewed retrospectively for bone scan results, PSA levels, and Gleason score.

[Bone mineral density change: comparison between prostate cancer patients with or without metastases and healthy men (a North African ethnic group)].

Aim: To evaluate total body bone mineral density and regional bone mineral density in patients with prostate cancer with and without metastases, and to correlate them with bone scintigraphy findings.

Patients And Methods: 135 patients with prostatic carcinoma and 50 healthy subjects were investigated with bone scintigraphy and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The bone scintigraphic findings were classified as normal (score 0: n=55), abnormal but not typical for metastases (score 1: n=45), and typical pattern of metastases (score 2: n=35).

[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy adjunctive to surgical debridement in management of Fournier's gangrene: usefulness of a severity index score in predicting disease gravity and patient survival].

Introduction: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) concomitant to surgery has been reported to reduce Fournier's gangrene (FG) mortality compared to exclusive surgical debridement. Most report from centers with relatively few patients using only surgical procedure. To assess efficiency of aggressive debridement with adjunctive HBOT.

[Evaluation of HER2 protein overexpression in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with emphasis on tumour grade and recurrence].

Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of HER2 expression in non-muscle invasive bladder transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) with special emphasis in the high grade population. MATERIALS AND METHODS (PATIENTS): Tissue microarrays (TMA) were performed with representative TUR-B specimens from 84 patients with non-muscle invasive bladder TCC (40 pT1GII and 44 pT1GIII) treated in our institution. Depth of invasion and grade were uniformly assigned by the same pathologist who performed blind immunohistochemical analysis with Hercep test: 3+ was considered strong positive HER2 overexpression.

WITHDRAWN: Endorectal MRI accuracy in auguring tumour location, tumour extent, capsular perforation and seminal vesicle invasion of prostate cancer in north-African men.

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[US-guided transrectal drainage of prostatic abscesses].

Prostatic abscess is rare and most commonly occurs as a complication of acute prostatitis. Because of the wider use of antibiotics, the clinical presentation is becoming less typical. Diagnosis is useful for diagnosis.

[Renocolic fistula following abdominal trauma: a case study].

The renocolic fistula is a rare entity, which has occurred exceptionally in a traumatic not iatrogenic context, we report a case of renocolic fistula complicating penetrating abdominal trauma from a gunshot.

[Three years results of transvaginal cystocele repair with polypropylene mesh using a tension-free technique].

Objectives: To evaluate the long term efficacy and safety of transvaginal implantation of a non-resorbable synthetic prosthesis (Gynemesh) for the treatment of cystocele using transvaginal free tension technique.

Materials And Methods: Prospective study of patients that have been submitted to correction of cystocele between April 2004 and July 2007. A prolene mesh was cut to an appropriate size to cover the whole cystocele leaving two tabs on each side.

[Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the upper-urinary tract].

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are rare and aggressive malignant small round cell sarcomas. Primitive urogenital location of PNETs is rare and occurs most frequently in the kidney. PNETs of the upper-urinary tract are exceptional (only one case reported in the literature).

[Nutcracker syndrome managed by simple surveillance].

Nutcracker syndrome is caused by compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery where it passes in the fork formed at the bifurcation of these arteries. The phenomenon results in left renal venous hypertension. The syndrome is manifested by left flank and abdominal pain, with or without unilateral haematuria.

[Inflammatory pseudotumor of the kidney: about a case of bilharzioma].

Inflammatory pseudotumors are benign neoplasms associated with local or general manifestations. Renal localisation seems exceptional, the etiology is unknown. The article raises the question of the problem in establishing a preoperative definitive diagnosis, as a correct diagnosis is often only confirmed following nephrectomy.