A Journey From Appendicitis to a Rare Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm.

We present here a 66-year-old Caucasian male whose persistent abdominal pain thought to be due to appendicitis and associated acute splanchnic thrombosis. He was initially managed with antibiotics and anticoagulation. But further work up revealed a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm causing the splanchnic vein thrombosis.

The success rate of small renal mass core needle biopsy and its impact on lowering benign resection rate.

Background: Small renal mass (SRM) biopsy remains under-utilized due to stigma. Meanwhile, the alarmingly high benign findings in resected kidney masses highlight the need for improved preoperative diagnosis and patient selection.

Methods: The purpose of this study is to review the success rate of SRM biopsy and to evaluate its impact on patient management.

Severe manifestations and treatment of COVID-19 in a transplanted patient with Fabry disease.

Fabry disease is an X linked disease caused by pathogenic variants in the gene. The cardiovascular and renal systems are most affected in Fabry patients and may require heart or kidney transplants in the late stages of the disease depending on severity of manifestations. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has proven to delay progression of Fabry disease considerably, especially when started early in life.

Touch preparation for rapid onsite evaluations of renal mass biopsies: concordance rate, pearls, and pitfalls.

Introduction: Core needle biopsy (CNB) of renal masses has not been commonly performed because of the perceived low sensitivity until recent years. Rapid onsite evaluation (ROSE) using touch preparations (TPs) has the potential to improve the yield of CNB, although it can be challenging because of the diverse morphology of various types of renal tumors and native cells.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed percutaneous CNBs of renal masses with ROSE using TPs.