Some serum and urinary biochemical observations of children and teenagers with urinary stone disease

This is a study of 45 patients done by one urologist in the Jordan University Hospital.These patients were with urinary stone disease and all were below 20 years of age. Hypercalciuria was present in 45%, 16.6% had hyperuricosuria and 10% had hyperphosphaturia. All patients hadnormocalcemia,2.7%hadhyperuricemiaand13.6%and hyperphosphatemia

Fibroepithelial polyp of renal pelvis: literature review and case report

Fibroepithelial polyps of the renal pelvis are rare, this article reviews the world literature and reports the tenth case, which was found incidentally during pyelolithotomy. It was treated by local excision and fulguration of its base. The kidney from which the polyp was excised is functioning satisfactorily one year after surgery

Acute diverticulitis of the terminal ileum

Acute diverticulitis of terminal ileum is extremely rare in children. This paper reviews the literature about the incidence, etiology, pathology, clinical features, and complications of this condition. Also it reports a case of acute diverticulitis of the terminal ileum in childhood presented as acute appendicitis and treated successfully by diverticulectomy. In the discussion some of the features of the previous reported cases are compared with the above case. In conclusion, acute diverticulitis of terminal ileum should be thought of, if the appendix is found normal during surgery for a presumed case of acute appendicitis