Laparoscopic versus open pyeloplasty: comparison of two surgical approaches- a single centre experience of three years.

UPJO causes hydronephrosis and progressive renal impairment may ensue if left uncorrected. Open pyeloplasty remains the standard against which new technique must be compared. We analyzed the comparison of Laparoscopic and open pyeloplasty in a randomized prospective trial.

Squamous cell carcinoma in exstrophic unreconstructed urinary bladder in an adult.

Bladder exstrophy is rare and associated with an increased incidence of bladder cancer. Unreconstructed bladder extrophy presenting in an adult is very rare as most of the patients undergo repair in childhood. Most of the cancers are adenocarcinomas.

Transplant ureter should be stented routinely.

Vesicoureteric complications present early after transplantation and contribute to patient morbidity, graft loss and mortality. Ureteral stenting provides a decrease in ureteroneocystostomy anastomotic complications following renal transplantation. There should be prophylactic stent insertion with endoscopic removal at a designated time post transplantation.

Plasmacytoma of the kidney.

Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare malignant neoplasm typically arising outside the bone marrow of patients who show no clinical evidence of multiple myeloma. Kidney is a rare site for plasmacytoma. We present here a case of primary renal plasmacytoma confirmed on histopathology of the specimen and immuno-histochemistry studies.

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a horse-shoe kidney.

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGPN) represents an unusual suppurative granulomatous reaction to chronic infection, often in the presence of chronic obstruction from a calculus. We present a case of XGPN in a horse shoe kidney in an adult. Hemi-nephrectomy of the involved side was followed by clinical improvement.

Emphysematous pyelonephritis - case report and evaluation of radiological features.

Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an acute necrotizing parenchymal and peri-renal infection caused by gas-forming uropathogens. The predisposing factors are diabetes mellitus and ureteric obstruction. E.

Laparoscopic versus open pyeloplasty: Comparison of two surgical approaches -- a single centre experience of three years.

Background: Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) causes hydronephrosis and progressive renal impairment may ensue if left uncorrected. Open pyeloplasty remains the standard against which new technique must be compared. We compared laparoscopic (LP) and open pyeloplasty (OP) in a randomized prospective trial.

Primary hydatid cyst of kidney and ureter with gross hydatiduria: A case report and evaluation of radiological features.

We report a rare case of echinococcosis, primarily involving the right kidney and ureter, presenting with gross hydatiduria. We also present the salient diagnostic features of renal hydatid.