Giant Hydronephrosis: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review.

Giant hydronephrosis (GH), characterized by the presence of more than 1 L of fluid in the renal collecting system, is a rare urological condition, particularly in adults. Obstruction of the pyeloureteral junction is the most common cause of GH. We report the case of a 51-year-old man who presented with dyspnea, edema of the lower limbs, and major abdominal distension.

[Pregnancy-induced post-lipofilling inflammatory mastitis].

The autologous fat injection technique, called lipofilling or lipomodeling, is used in both aesthetic and reconstruction procedures. Lipofilling is rarely accompanied by complications. We report the case of a young female patient who had undergone breast lipofilling before and who developed significant recurrent but self-limiting inflammatory mastitis in the previously injected breast during two successive pregnancies.

[Endovascular management of chronic mesenteric ischemia : retrospective single-centre study].

Chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) is a clinical entity linked to a gradual decrease in coelio-mesenteric arterial flow caused by occlusive disease of the digestive arterial axes. There are many etiologies of CMI, but most of the time atherosclerosis is the leading cause. Due to the development of collateral networks, clinical manifestations of CMI are very rare although some degree of stenosis of the digestive arteries is frequently found in asymptomatic elderly patients.

[Pathergic postsurgical-induced Pyoderma gangrenosum].

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare pustular and ulcerative inflammatory disease belonging to the group of neutrophilic dermatoses. It is frequently associated with systemic immune diseases. In this context the PG can be exceptionally triggered by tissue trauma such as surgery (pathergy).

[How I treat… a funnel chest with Computer Aided Design (CAD)].

The contribution of computing in the management of patients with pectus excavatum has greatly improved the aesthetic result of the reconstruction endoprosthesis. Computer aided design (CAD) enables the design of implants perfectly suited to the deformation of the patient and avoids approximations of the traditional technique of plaster mold. Although this technique is applicable in many areas, this article will only deal with pectus excavatum.