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A Debbagh

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[A rare cause of urinary obstruction: urogenital tuberculosis].

The authors reported a rare cause of urogenital tuberculosis complicated by an obstructive acute renal failure in 44 years old man with solitary anatomic kidney. The authors insisted of using the upper urinary tract opacification by percutaneous nephrostomy for diagnosis, the urogenital tuberculosis with this exploration, we can suspected the tuberculosis by abnormalities of the radiologic imagine, and confirmed the koch bacilli urinary into urinary tract. The upper chance of positives of finding koch bacilli in higher than urinary bladder.

Adult↗

[Hydatic kidney cyst: 90 case reports].

The hydatid cyst of kidney is rare, it ranks third among all visceral localisations. The authors report a series of 90 cases renal hydatid cyst from 1972 to 2000. The middle age is 36 years with female predominance. Renal hydatid cyst often has a suggestive clinical presentation; flank mass in 84%, pain in 74% and sometimes a specific presentation hydaturia in 29%. The hydatid serology is positive in 55% and preferring ultrasonography and computed tomography in diagnosis of renal hydatid cyst. Surgical treatment is now well defined. Conservative treatment occupes a predominant place 84% and resection of the proeminent dome is usually efficient. Total nephrectomy should only be considered in the case of a completely destroyed kidney (16%) of cases. Post-operative course is generally uneventful and reexpansion of renal parenchyma is observed in 93% indicating the benign nature of this disease.

Adult↗

[Anatomoradiologic correlations in prostate benign hypertrophy. Report of a series of 220 cases].

In our daily practice, the reliability of ultrasonography (US) and digital rectal examination (DRE) is limited by many factors. The aim of our study is to correlate between the prostatic volume assessed by the DRE, the pre operative US results and the actual weight of the enucleated or endoscopic resection benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). We report a serie of 220 patients with BPH treated by endoscopic resection or by open surgery. The mean age is 65 years (40-90 years old). Ultrasonography was performed in 92% of the cases, and transrectal ultrasound only in 8%. All our patients either underwent endoscopic resection (49.6%) or adenomectomy (50.4%). We found a high correlation between the prostatic volume assessed by DRE and by ultrasonography (r = 0.79; P < 0.0001) and the weight of the piece of surgical adenomectomy (r = 0.701, P < 0.0001). However, the volume of benign prostatic hyperplasia assessed by US did not correlate with the piece of endoscopic resection (r = 0.214, P < 0.05). This study and a review of recent literature enabled us to notice the various anatomical and radiological factors implicated in this correlation.

Adult↗

[Percutaneous nephrostomy in emergencies. Report of 42 cases].

PURPOSE: Through this work we are going to demonstrate the interest and the contribution of the percutaneous nephrostomy in obstructive anuria and in pyonephrosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: It is a retrospective study concerning 42 cases. The average age of the patients is 50 years (19-80 years). The sex-ratio is 26 men for 16 women. The nephrostomy was realized in first intention or after failure of ascent stent on 33 patients for an obstructive anuria and nine patients for a pyonephrosis. RESULTS: Improvement of the renal function was noted in 100% of obstructive with anuria and apyrexy in every case of pyonephrosis. No major complication arose during the realization of the nephrostomy. The long-term prognostic depends on the etiology. CONCLUSION: The percutaneous nephrostomy constitutes a saving, effective and temporary solution in the strategy of the coverage of obstructive anuria and pyonephrosis.

Adult↗

[Yolk sac tumor. Report of a case].

Yolk sac tumor is rare in adult. We report a case in a young man aged of 23 years treated by orchiectomy, chemotherapy and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy. Diagnosis is based on pathology who shows other cellular contingents. Treatment is based on orchiectomy and chemotherapy is indicated for residula masses. The prognosis is bad because metastasis is frequent.

Adult↗

[Phenotype B primitive adrenal lymphoma, diagnosed by percutaneous aspiration biopsy].

The authors report a case of primary adrenal lymphoma in a 30-year old-female who complained of lumbar pain and was in poor general condition. Ultrasonography and CT scan revealed a heterogeneous mass with necrosis in the left adrenal gland. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of B-cell origin was determined by ultrasound-guided aspiration biopsy of the adrenal mass. Taking this case and the findings in the literature into consideration, the features of this disease have been reviewed and the problem of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis have been examined.

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms↗

[Acute renal insufficiency due to hydronephrosis].

Acute renal failure due to hydronephrosis is a rare pathology. It can occur unilaterally, or as a pyelo-ureteral junction (PUJ) bilateral syndrome. In the present study, two cases have been reported. The diagnosis was based on ultrasonographic findings which showed hydronephrosis, and on descending pyelo-ureterography (DPU), which demonstrated an absence of opacification. Infection was present in one case. Preliminary treatment consisted of percutaneous nephrostomy, followed by surgical pyelo-ureteral resection and Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty which gave good results (95% success rate), and which enabled a satisfactory recovery of renal function to be obtained.

Acute Kidney Injury↗

[Primary adenocarcinoma of the bladder: report of a case].

The authors a case of primary adenocarcinoma of the bladder and studied the clinical, histological, therapeutical and evolutive aspects of this unusual tumor. It is a rare neoplasm that occurs for less than 2% of all bladder tumors and it is more prevalent in males between 50 and 60 years. The symptoms, exepting mucusuria, are non-specific, and hematuria is by far the most frequent presenting symptom. Different etiologies have been theorized, but this tumor is generally thought to arise through transitional epithelial metaplasia. The diagnosis is based on the pathologic anatomy examination. The treatment still not codified, but all of the authors advocate early aggressive surgery. The prognosis is poor.

Adenocarcinoma↗

[Infrared spectrometry and urolithiasis. Report of 80 cases].

Urolithiasis is a frequent disorder that is characterized by its recurrence following treatment and which can affect between 3-20% of the population, with an incidence that differs from country to country. The aim of the present study was to determine the composition of the calculi, and the remain characteristics of this pathology in Morocco. A series of 80 calculi was therefore analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The findings showed that calcium monohydrate oxalate was the main lithiasic component, indicating that hyperoxaluria plays a major role in the formation of the calculi. The component identified were as follows: calcium oxalate (58.75%), calcium phosphate and magnesium phosphate (17.5%), uric acid (15%), and urate (8.75%). In 91.25% of cases, the calculi were of mixed composition. Regular patient follow-up is advocated and subjects should be informed of the risk factor involved, as urolithiasic recurrence was observed in 10% of the cases in this series.

Adolescent↗

[Bivalve anatrophic nephrolithotomy].

PURPOSE: In the era of lithotripsy, surgery gets a limited place in the management of renal stones. This study has for a goal to evaluate the practice, indications and results of anatrophic nephrolithotomy in the treatment of staghorn calculi. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 1998 and 1999, six patients, mean age 37 years, had complete staghorn calculi treated by anatrophic nephrolithotomy, and two patients had a bilateral lithiasis. After lombar incision, the kidney was incised on the convexity after pedicular control. In this way, we have extracted all lithiases. The nephrorrhaphy permits hemostasis and parenchymal reparation. A ureteral stent was placed. RESULTS: The operatory follow-up was simple; hemostasis was controlled by fast extraction of the lithiasis and nephrorrhaphy. The operating time was 70 minutes (40-110). The stone free rate was 100% without alteration of renal function, patients with bilateral lithiasis have been operated twice time. CONCLUSION: The anatrophic nephrolithotomy is a safe technic without risk of haemorrhage or renal function alteration.

Adult↗

[Bolande tumor in adults: apropos of a case].

Bolande's tumour or congenital mesoblastic nephroma is essentially a tumour of infants under the age of one year and is rare in adults, in whom only 10 cases have been described. The authors report the 11th case in a 30-year-old woman, in whom a right renal tumour was discovered during ultrasonography at 34 weeks of pregnancy. Radical nephrectomy was performed after delivery, with a favourable course at 3 years, with no recurrence or metastasis. The aetiopathogenic and diagnostic aspects are discussed, with emphasis on the possibility of a hormonal inducing factor in the histogenesis of this tumour.

Adult↗

[Spontaneous hematoma of the kidney. Apropos of 3 cases].

The objective of this study was to illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of renal haematomas based on 3 cases observed in the Casablanca urology department and a review of the literature. In 50% of cases, the haematoma is secondary to adenocarcinoma or angiomyolipoma, requiring specific treatment.

Adenocarcinoma↗

[Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma. Apropos of a case].

Ganglioneuroma is a rare tumour in adults. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman admitted in our department with right renal colic. Ultrasonography and computed tomography showed a heterogeneous retroperitoneal mass measuring 8 x 7 cm in diameter and displacing the ureteropelvic junction and right kidney anteriorly and laterally. The preoperative diagnosis was retroperitoneal tumour. Surgical exploration revealed a totally resectable retroperitoneal tumour with a histological diagnosis of ganglioneuroma.

Adult↗

[Appendiceal mucocele disclosed by a psoas tumor. Apropos of a case].

Mucocele of the appendix is a rare lesion. Rupture of appendicular mucocele into the psoas is uncommon. We report a case of a 77-year-old man, with psoas tumor on abdominopelvic ultrasonography and computed tomography. The preoperative diagnosis was type III hydatid cyst of the psoas, psoas tumor or retroperitoneal mass. Surgical exploration revealed an appendicular mucocele ruptured into the psoas. Appendicectomy was performed with an uneventful postoperative course after 3 years. The authors discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic problems raised by this rare lesion.

Aged↗

[Primary urothelial carcinoma of the urethra. Apropos of a case].

We report an unusual case of primary transitional cell carcinoma in the bulbar urethra. The patient was a 52-year-old man with a history of sexually transmitted disease. The clinical presentation was bladder retention with urethral bleeding. Radiological examination and cystoscopy showed a bulbar urethral tumor. The pathological diagnosis was Grade III transitional cell carcinoma with invasion of the corpus spongiosum (T2). Partial resection of the urethra was performed and the patient has been without evidence of disease for two years.

Carcinoma, Transitional Cell↗

[Tumors of the bladder in women. Epidemiologic and therapeutic aspects. Apropos of 40 cases].

Bladder tumours in women. Epidemiological aspects and treatments, based on a series of 48 cases. Bladder tumours are more frequent in men than in women, in whom they present certain epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic characteristics. The authors report a retrospective study of 48 cases of bladder tumour in women, observed in the urology department over a 20-year period. These tumours represented 4.2% of all bladder tumours. The patients had a mean age of 59 years (range: 29 to 77). Only one patient was a smoker (2%). Haematuria was present in 93% of cases, and signs of bladder irritation were present in 60% of cases. All tumours were transitional cell carcinomas. The tumour was classified as stage 0 in 10 cases (20.9%), stage A in 15 patients (31.2%), stage B in 22 patients (45.8%) and stage C in 1 case (2.1%); no patients (0%) were classified as stage D. Our therapeutic protocol was established as a function of the stage of tumour invasion. For example, superficial tumours were treated conservatively by transurethral resection, either alone or combined with intravesical instillation. Radical surgery was performed whenever possible for invasive tumours. External urinary diversion was performed in 11 cases, ureterosigmoidostomy in 3 cases and enterocystoplasty in 5 cases. The clinical course of the 15 superficial tumours was marked by recurrence in 5 cases, while that of the 23 invasive tumours was marked by local recurrence (3 cases), renal failure (1 case) and 3 deaths.

Administration, Intravesical↗

[Traumatic rupture of the corpus cavernosum].

Traumatic rupture of the corpus cavernosum is relatively frequent in the authors' experience. Based on the study of a series of 80 cases and a review of the literature, the authors analyse the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects and outcome of this disease. The patients in this series had a mean age of 30 years. Meticulous and intimate clinical interview demonstrated that the commonest mechanism is forced manipulation of the erect penis (68%). Clinical examination localized the site of the fracture (proximal: 57%, distal 43%). The fracture was unilateral (78 cases), rarely bilateral (2 cases) and associated with complete rupture of the urethra (1 case). Treatment was surgical in 79 patients. A distal semicircumferential incision was used in the case of bilateral rupture, distal rupture and associated urethral lesion (34 cases). A favourable course was observed in 86% of cases. However, 9 postoperative complications (12.5%) were observed (6 cases of fibrous plaques, 3 cases of chordee of the penis), due either to the extent of the haematoma or to the delay in treatment. Traumatic rupture of the corpus cavernosum is a disease of young adults, which requires early surgical treatment with an approach adapted to the type of lesions.

Adolescent↗