Kidney sparing during surgical treatment of an adrenocortical carcinoma with renal vein invasion in a cat.

A 15-year-old domestic shorthair cat was presented with gastrointestinal signs, polyuria, polydipsia, and weakness. Abdominal bruit ("whooshing" sound from turbulent blood flow) and hypertension (systolic blood pressure: 200 mmHg) were present. A left adrenal gland mass was detected with abdominal ultrasonography; a subsequent CT examination identified a mass and a thrombus in the ipsilateral renal vein.

Bone scintigraphy with SPECT/CT in paediatric patients with neck and back pain in comparison with other imaging modalities: the experience of a tertiary paediatric referral centre.

Objective: Retrospective review of the additional clinical value provided by single photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in children and adolescents with back pain.

Methods: A total of 207 consecutive paediatric patients (94 males, 113 females, age range 5-17 years, median age 14 years) were reviewed after referral to the spinal surgery clinic of a paediatric teaching hospital between November 2009 and February 2021. All patients had either only whole spine X-rays or whole spine x-rays and MRI, along with bone scan with planar whole-body images and SPECT/CT (with spot views of painful area).

Laparoscopic strategies in complex upper urinary tract obstruction.

Objectives: We enumerate the various laparoscopic strategies to resolve upper urinary tract (UUT) obstruction in the context of variations in anatomy and report their outcomes.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective review of primary laparoscopic UUT reconstructions performed between May 2012 and May 2021. Anomalies included: malrotated kidney (MRK), horseshoe kidney (HSK), duplex kidney (DK), pure intrarenal pelvis (IRP) and mid-ureteric stenosis (MUS).