Purpose: To compare between the dartos and tunica vaginalis flaps as covering layers in denovo distal or mid-shaft penile hypospadias underwent tubularized incised plate (TIP) repair.
Methods: This is a single-center, randomized trial was for denovo distal or mid-shaft penile hypospadias. Children with history of orchiectomy, orchiopexy and inguinal hernia repair were excluded.
Congenital renal tumors are rare. In infancy, congenital mesoblastic nephroma is the most commonly reported renal tumor. It is recognized antenatally due to polyhydramnios and presents clinically as a palpable abdominal mass in the neonatal period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMay-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a pathological variant where the left iliac vein is compressed by the right iliac artery. Usually common in females between the third and fourth decades of life, this case report is about MTS in an adolescent girl. The patient was overweight and had a sedentary lifestyle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuplication of the inferior vena cava is a rare vascular anomaly that increases the complexity of living donor nephrectomy and subsequent transplant. We present the case of a successful left-side laparoendoscopic single-site donor nephrectomy performed in a donor with a duplicated inferior vena cava. The length of the left renal vein was adequate for anastomosis in the recipient, with no late surgical complications at 9 months for both donor and recipient.
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