Novel evaluation of nephrolithiasis as a complication of gout: a cross-sectional study using helical computerized tomography.

Purpose: We clarified whether the clinical profiles of patients with a history of urolithiasis (stone formers) truly reflect those of patients who currently have renal stones (stone carriers).

Materials And Methods: We evaluated 463 patients with gout using helical computerized tomography, urolithiasis history and relevant clinical parameters.

Results: Nephrolithiasis was observed in 157 of the 463 patients (34%) on helical computerized tomography but only 75 (16%) had a urolithiasis history.

Giant hydronephrosis with increased carbohydrate antigen 19-9 both in serum and fluid.

We report a case of right giant hydronephrosis. A 68-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with chief complaints of general fatigue, loss of appetite and a one-year history of progressive fullness on whole abdomen. Abdominal computed tomography scan exhibited a huge, homogeneous, low density mass originating from the right kidney.

Surgical correction of buried penis after traffic accident - a case report.

Background: Buried penis, most commonly seen in children, is particularly debilitating in adults, resulting in inability to void while standing and it also affects vaginal penetration. We report a case of buried penis due to a traffic accident, which caused dislocation of the fractured pubic bone that shifted inside and pulled the penis by its suspensory ligament.

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a chief complaint of hidden penis while in the sitting position.