The impact of renal angiomyolipoma on estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex.

Background: There is a growing concern that renal impairment may develop in patients with renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs) associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) as a consequence of the disease itself and/or the interventions to mitigate the risk of hemorrhage.

Objective: To assess the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in patients with bilateral renal AMLs and the impact of tumor burden and intervention on renal function.

Design: Retrospective study.

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic excision of gossypiboma simulating bladder wall mass after 35 years of appendectomy.

Gossypiboma or textiloma are terms commonly used to describe a retained sponge in the body that is composed of sponge invested within a layer of foreign body reaction in the form of an abscess or an aseptic fibrotic reaction. These cases are rarely reported despite an incidence of 1:1,000-1,500 of abdominal or pelvic surgery. We report a patient who presented with an incidental supravesical mass discovered upon work up for frequency and suprapubic pain.

Isolated ureteric endometriosis presenting as a ureteric tumor.

A 32 year old lady presented with recurrent left flank pain for 4 weeks and chronic lower back pain. CT without contrast showed no stones and mild left hydronephrosis. CT of the spine suggested an inflammatory process at L5-S1 vertebra.

Isolated renal hydatid disease in a non-endemic country: a single centre experience.

Objective: Isolated renal hydatid disease (HD) is rare in non-endemic countries. Clinical and radiological suspicion warrants appropriate serological tests, preoperative treatment and intra-operative precautions. We present a tertiary care centre experience of isolated renal HD in a non-endemic country.

Oral lesions in Saudi renal transplant patients.

Renal transplantation has evolved as the best treatment option for patients with end-stage renal disease. Different oral problems arise in these patients, either as a direct consequence of drug-induced immunosuppression or pharmacokinetics. To determine the prevalence of intra-oral lesions in a group of medically stable Saudi renal transplant patients (RTP) and to identify possible risk factors, in comparison with age and sex-matched healthy control subjects (HCS), we studied 58 RTP and 52 HCS.

Extrarenal retroperitoneal angiomyolipoma.

Angiomyolipoma of the retroperitoneum is extremely rare with only 7 cases reported to date in the literature. Spontaneous hemorrhage and shock is the most common presentation that requires emergency intervention. We report a case of large extrarenal retroperitoneal angiomyolipoma that illustrates a different form of presentation for such a rare tumor mimicking a large locally advanced renal parenchymal tumor.

Oral fungal colonization and oral candidiasis in renal transplant patients: the relationship to Miswak use.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine and compare the prevalence of oral candidal colonization and oral candidiasis in a group of medically stable renal transplant patients (RTPs) and age and sex-matched healthy control (HC) subjects.

Study Design: The oral cavities of 58 RTPs and 52 HC subjects were clinically examined for the presence of oral candidiasis. Oral fungal colonization was determined by using the concentrated oral rinse technique.