Bilateral hydronephrosis secondary to urinary obstruction leads to a buildup of back pressure in the urinary tract and may lead to impairment of renal function. Cases of giant hydronephrosis are rare and usually contain no more than 1-2 litres of fluid in the collecting system. Here, we report a rarely seen case with giant urinary bladder and bilateral giant hydronephrosis due to bladder neck o...

The present case highlights the presentation and management of hyperkalemia and acute renal failure secondary to polysubstance abuse related subacute urinary retention due to α-adrenergic and μ-receptor activation in a patient with Hutch diverticulum.

Objectives: To report a case of a primary carcinoma arising in a vesical diverticulum. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 59-year-old male patient presented with painless macrohematuria. A primary carcinoma arising in a vesical diverticulum was detected with cystoscopy and confi rmed with rectal endosonography and computer tomography. and radical cystoprostatovesiculectomy with ileal con...

Meckel's diverticulae can present with symptoms and signs mimicking acute appendicitis. We present the case of a healthy 35-year old male who was suspected of having acute appendicitis but at operation was found to have an inflamed Meckel's diverticulum containing a giant faecalith, which had caused ischaemic necrosis due to a pressure effect. Post-operatively the patient admitted to a year of ...

Bladder stones comprise 5% of urinary tract stones. Generally, they occur in the presence of bladder neck obstruction, urinary tract infections associated with neurogenic bladder and foreign objects. They are more common among men than women. Infection stones comprise approximately 15% of urinary tract stones. A giant bladder stone is a rare finding in contemporary urological practice. The gene...

Purpose. In this retrospective case review we analyze the outcomes of patients treated for intradiverticular bladder tumors (IDT). Materials and Methods. A retrospective case review was done between January 2002 and May 2014 in Hotel-Dieu de France hospital. The series included 17 patients diagnosed with IDT, all males with a mean age of 49.8 years. Results. One patient was treated with tumor r...

Bladder diverticulectomy is a surgical operation for symptomatic or large bladder diverticula. Typically, bladder diverticula are because of infravesical obstruction, although congenital diverticula can occur that may be large and symptomatic. The ability to excise the diverticulum completely, avoid important adjacent structures, and close the bladder defect in a watertight fashion are key fund...

A 59 year-old female with a history of atrial fibrillation (AF), and arterial hypertension presented to CCU with respiratory insufficiency, palpitation and weakness. She had developed AF 2-3 years earlier and was followed up at the outpatient clinic. She had been treated with warfarin at a dose that resulted in an international normalized ratio of 2.0 to 3.0. She was also taking beta-blocker, A...

......................................... Received: 07-09-10 Accepted: 05-10-10 Abstract This article presents the case of a 73 year old patient who was admitted to the hospital with acute abdominal pain. A midline laparotomy was performed in which a giant Meckel’s Diverticulum was found. It was complicated by necrosis of the diverticular tissue due to axial torsion over its base. This is one o...