Patel, Nikit Shah, Amil Talanki, Varun Adler, Howard L
Published in
Urology case reports
Entry into the retroperitoneal space during Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MI-TLIF) presents a rare possibility of iatrogenic ureteral injury. Rare complications of ureteral injury after previous open posterior spinal surgery have been reported however there is a paucity of reports after a minimally invasive technique. W...
Divjak, Natalie Birraux, Jacques Chehade, Hassib Sanchez, Oliver
Published in
Urology case reports
Hydronephrosis associated with kidney malrotation can be a surgical challenge. We present the case of a 3.5 y.o.-boy presenting with left pyelo-ureteric obstruction caused by kidney hyperrotation (270°) resulting in recurring urinary tract infection. After complete radiological work-up, we opted for a primary laparoscopic ureterocalicostomy, which ...
Yajima, Shugo Nakanishi, Yasukazu Matsumoto, Shunya Tanabe, Kenji Masuda, Hitoshi
Published in
Urology case reports
Robot-assisted radical cystectomy with or without intracorporeal urinary diversion has recently been explored as a viable surgical option for multiple, recurrent and muscle invasive bladder cancer. In this report, an 84-year-old female diagnosed as having invasive bladder cancer underwent robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal cutane...
Ha, Albert S Chung, Rainjade Thorogood, Samantha Weiner, David M Shah, Ojas Healy, Kelly A
Published in
Urology case reports
Hypercalcemia and nephrolithiasis have been associated with various etiologies, including dysregulation of the parathyroid glands, malignancies, or sarcoidosis. Other causes of hypercalcemia, such as granulomatous disease resulting from silicone-based cosmetic injections, have been reported but without specific emphasis on nephrolithiasis. Herein, ...
Williams, Cheau Robinson, Jermaine Leggio, Samantha
Published in
Urology case reports
Labial agglutination (LA) can affect prepubertal or postmenopausal women. LA commonly affects prepubertal girls, but the rate at which LA affects postmenopausal women is unknown, with only a few documented case reports. Symptoms of LA include vulvovaginal pain, dysuria, dyspareunia, and urinary incontinence/urinary symptoms. First-line treatment in...
Dunev, V Genov, P Mladenov, V Antonov, P Atanasov, B
Published in
Urology case reports
Double-J stents are among the basic and commonly used tools in urology. There are a lot of complications that can occur during DJ placement. We are presenting 62 years old woman, who was admitted in Urology Department with symptoms of left lumbar pain, irradiating towards inguinal area and hematuria. The computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen and...
Battin, Alexander Fakadej, Thomas Crigger, Chad Al-Omar, Osama Luchey, Adam
Published in
Urology case reports
Bilateral intravesical ureteroceles is a rare condition where both ureters terminally end in cystic dilations in the urinary bladder. Herein, a 31-year-old male patient presented with severe right flank pain and gross hematuria. Upon computed tomography imaging, a right ureterocele with an entrapped stone was revealed. Direct visualization also sho...
Khalil, Mahmoud Cranwell, Alexander Ouyang, John Alam, Zaheer Joseph, Jean
Published in
Urology case reports
A duplicated collecting system is a common congenital anomaly of the urinary tract. However, late symptomatic presentation in adulthood is uncommon. We report the first case of left heminephrectomy, ureterectomy and radical prostatectomy using the da Vinci SP (single port) surgical system in a 64-year-old patient with localized prostate cancer and ...
García Fernández, A García Valverde, A Rodríguez González, I Castaño Cárdeno, E León-Salas Bujalance, A De Los Santos Beriguete, M J
Published in
Urology case reports
A case affected by a seminal vesicles secondary tumor to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is reported. Seminal vesicles neoplasms are scarce, and they can be classified into primary or secondary. The most common case is their involvement by extension of adjacent tumors, which are clinically nonspecific. In the case presented herein, the patient compla...
Karabulut, Derya Alkan, Aykut Ozgur, Cihan Gunay, Burak Burgazdere, Gulsah Oz Puyan, Fulya
Published in
Urology case reports
Leiomyoma is a mesenchymal tumor which arise from any structure or organ containing smooth muscle, but is frequently seen in the female genital tract. Renal leiomyoma is extremely rare benign lesion with low incidence (1:1000), has been reported mostly in adults and very few cases have been described in the pediatric age-group. It is often asymptom...