Rupture of the superficial vein of penis: therapeutic options.

Objective: To report an uncommon clinical case of spontaneous rupture of the superficial dorsal vein of penis.

Method: A 27-year-old male patient attended the emergency room following spontaneous occurrence of a large hematoma and deformity in the penis. Rupture of cavernous bodies was initially suspected.

[Splenosis simulating a renal mass].

Objective: To report a case of splenosis and to review its diagnosis and treatment in the related literature.

Method: We report the case of an asymptomatic 49-year-old man with splenectomy performed when he was 22. Lumbo-sacral MRI showed a left perirenal mass probably with renal origin.

[Emphysematous cystitis: case report].

Objective: To report one case of emphysematous cystitis and to review its diagnosis and treatment in the related literature.

Method: We report the case of a type II diabetic 91-year-old woman with jaundice, hematuria, vomits, abdominal pain and poor glycemia control. Diagnosis was obtained by plain abdominal X-ray and ultrasonography, and confirmed by CT.

[Brucella orchyoepididymitis: case report].

Objectives: To report one case of unilateral acute orchiepididymitis due to Brucella and to review its diagnosis and treatment in the related literature.

Method: We report the case of a 37-year-old-male with undulant fever, scrotal pain and swelling and osteoarticular involvement. Diagnosis was obtained by anamnesis, blood cultures and specific serologic tests for Brucella.