Publications by authors named "Hammou El Farhaoui"

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by intra- and extra-intestinal complications. It is a frequent cause of uroenteric fistulas.

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Penile metastases from urothelial carcinoma are rare (1-8%). They most often (65%) occur within 18 months of diagnosis of the primary lesion and their prognosis is poor, with survival rarely exceeding 20 months. Treatment of cavernous metastases is multidisciplinary.

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Introduction And Importance: The thromboembolic complication of kidney's tumor is rare, and they can be the reason for the discovery of those tumor. Also the collision kidney tumor, such as a simultaneous occurrence of different histological types of adjacent neoplasms in the same organ is rare.

Case Presentation: We report a patient diagnosed with a kidney tumor discovered in the context of an etiological assessment of thrombosis, presenting with pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb.

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  • The management of locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer has progressed since 2021, highlighting the importance of cell cycle inhibitors in treatment.
  • Self-examinations typically lead to breast cancer diagnoses, but symptoms may also arise from metastatic sites, such as the spinal cord.
  • A rare case of metastatic breast cancer in the spinal cord was identified after the patient experienced acute urinary retention.
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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a marker specific to the prostate gland, and it is, therefore, possible to observe an increase in PSA above 4 ng/mL in cases of benign prostatic hypertrophy and cancer. But according to studies, a very high PSA level is most likely synonymous with metastatic prostate cancer. Our rare case concerns the management of a localized prostatic adenocarcinoma despite a very high PSA level of over 3000 ng/mL, with an enormous volume of prostate without invasion or distant metastasis.

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  • Testicular cancer is the most common solid tumor in young people, often stemming from a precursor known as intratubular Germinal Cell Neoplasia (ITGCN).
  • A case study highlights a 37-year-old man with ITGCN who had a history of cryptorchidism and infertility; he chose radiotherapy over active surveillance.
  • While the exact cause of ITGCN remains unclear and symptoms are typically absent, standard treatment involves scrotal radiotherapy, although patients wishing to maintain fertility may opt for regular monitoring instead.
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Introduction: The horseshoe kidney is a malformation of the upper urinary tract where the kidney is U-shaped. This condition results the fusion of the lower poles of the right and left kidneys on the midline.

Case Presentation: We report a case of pyelonephritis revealing a rare form of horseshoe kidney with fusion of the lower pole of the right kidney with the upper pole of the left kidney, initially treated with urine drainage.

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Fournier's gangrene is a fast progressive necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and external genitals, It is secondary to polymicrobial infection by aerobic and anaerobic bacteria with synergistic action. The origin of the infection is either cutaneous, urogenital or colorectal. There are age, diabetes and immunosuppression, are frequently present in affected patients.

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Introduction And Importance: Polycystic kidney disease is a cillopathy characterized by the formation of numerous cysts in the kidneys, sometimes associated with extra-renal forms. Diagnosis is often by chance, or by other complications such as hematuria, urinary tract infections or, rarely, compression of neighboring organs.

Case Presentation: We report the case of a patient consulted for a symptomatology similar to that of acute pancreatitis, whose investigation objectified compression of the main bile duct by a voluminous right kidney polycystic in a CT scan.

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The discovery of an adrenal myolipoma is often fortuitous, or due to the effects of hypersecretion of the adrenal gland. A large tumor can exert a mass effect on neighbouring organs, as in our case where the myolipoma leads to compression of the main bile duct and causes hepatic colic, which is rare to explain the discovery of an adrenal myolipoma on CT.

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Metastatic cancers of the testis are rare. Metastatic disease in the testis from urothelial carcinoma is extremely rare. Usually, metastatic testicular cancers are from primitive prostate, lung, and gastrointestinal tumors.

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  • Genitourinary tuberculosis is a rare type of tuberculosis that impacts parts of the urinary and reproductive systems like the kidneys and prostate.
  • Testicular tuberculosis is particularly uncommon, with the case discussed here focusing on a rare instance of unilateral testicular tuberculosis presenting as orchi-epididymitis.
  • The primary treatment involves antituberculosis medication, which may be used alongside surgical intervention if necessary.
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Primary seminal vesicle adenocarcinoma is an extremely rare tumor. Accurate recognition of malignant neoplasms of the seminal vesicle is a crucial condition to establish a correct treatment that leads to improvement of long-term survival. Diagnosis of seminal vesicle carcinoma is based on many methods including imaging, biology, and pathological assessment, especially by means of immunohistochemistry.

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Macroscopic hematuria is the most common telltale clinical sign for muscle-infiltrating or non-muscle bladder tumors. Lower urinary tract disorders, pelvic pain or signs related to upper urinary tract obstruction may be associated. In our case, the reason for consultation is sciatica, progressing to functional impairment of the lower right limb without any urological sign.

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Hydatidosis is a rare parasitic disease that is endemic in many countries of the Mediterranean basin. Among unusual localizations, renal involvement is rarer (2-3% of visceral forms) than splenic and soft tissue localizations but more frequent than cardiac, bony or cerebral localizations.

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extracorporeal shock wave (ESLW) is a common and relatively safe procedure, with a high success rate and low side effects. its complications are limited to the kidneys and always disappear spontaneously. Acute pain is the only manifestation of kidney hematoma and should be explored.

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