Unlabelled: Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare aggressive tumor manifesting in children and young adults. This tumor derives from mesenchymal elements of the Tunica vaginalis, epididymis, and spermatic cord. It is a very metastatic lesion that can spread by lymphatics to the iliac, para-aortic nodes, lung, and bone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney (TLFCK) is a rare cancer that emerged to the medical literature only a few years ago. We present here the first case of thyroid follicular carcinoma-like renal tumor from Syria. The case presented symptomatically and was managed in our surgical unit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obstructive uropathy due to stone disease is seen every day in urological practice. Percutaneous nephrostomy and double j ureteral stent procedures are used.
Methodology: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in one center from January 2021 to January 2022.
Introduction: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor and occurs rarely in males. This study aimed to review all the cases of AAM in men in the English literature up to September 2020 and investigate the clinical, histochemical, and radiological characteristics of AAM and discuss the best treatment choices according to available data.
Methods: A comprehensive search of the PubMed, Google Scholar, and Embase databases up to September 2020 was performed looking for reported cases of male patients with AAM.
Circumcision is regarded as one of the most common procedures in pediatrics. We present a case of a newborn, who has undergone circumcision using monopolar electrocautery. He admitted to the hospital with glans necrosis and was treated with antibiotics and surgical debridement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the most accurate of cystourethrometric parameters in detecting urodynamic stress incontinence (USI ) in women.
Methods: A case-control study was carried out in the Urodynamic Units in Aleppo University Hospitals, Aleppo, Syria, between January 2008 and June 2010. Seventy-six women suffering from either urgency, urge incontinence, stress incontinence, or mixed symptom, and attended to the urodynamic units were included in this study.