A 45-year-old man presented to the emergency department for severe hematuria and abdominal pain. He had a history of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease for 16 years. He had evolved to endstage renal failure requiring hemodialysis. The clinical examination revealed the clinical signs of anemia and two large kidneys. PDF
The most common sites of metastases of urothelial carcinoma are the lymphatic system, bone, lungs and liver. The cutaneous localization is anecdotic. The aim of this paper is to push clinicians to be vigilant in patients being followed for cancer when a skin lesion appears. We report the case of Mrs. M.B., 62 years old, smoker, previously operated for a muscle-invasive bladder PDF
Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis that affects the perineal, genital, or perianal regions. It affects mostly men, rare cases of women have already been described. Here we report the case of a 63-year-old diabetic patient who went under surgery 10 days ago for a vaginal cancer (total colpectomy), which is taken to the emergency room for an infection of the operating site. PDF
Spermatic cord cysts are benign tumors usually delimited by a thin membrane and containing liquid, located between the head of epididymis and the external inguinal ring. It is rare to find an infected content. We report the case of Mr. T.G., 71 years old, smoker, with no previous medical history. He consulted the E.R. for a scrotal swelling since 10 years, with pain and fever PDF
All the steps leading to the formation of urolithiasis define lithogenesis. These steps are well known: saturation and super saturation of urine, (homogeneous or heterogeneous) nucleation, crystal aggregation and growth, crystal retention and stone formation. The growth rate of kidney renal stone can be very variable, depending PDF