[Inflammatory pseudo tumors of the paratesticular tissue, a case report]

Inflammatory pseudo tumors of the paratesticular tissue are uncommon lesions. They are often reported in the literature by various terms. These lesions are clinically worry some evoking a malignant testicular tumor. We describe a 57-year-old man with a long time history of painless scrotal mass that encased the left testis. Once excised, histology showed fibrosis and inflammatory tissue with lymphoplasmacytic cells

[Conservative treatment of emphysematous pyelonephritis. Case report]

We report the case of a 49-year-old diabetic patient with emphysematous pyelonephritis. Taking into consideration the patient's young age, renal failure and the absence of large parenchymatous lesions, we decided on conservative treatment consisting of percutaneous drainage and antibiotics. Based on our case and a review of the literature we discuss the various treatment modalities

[Endoscopic treatment of hydroureteronephrosis due to ureteral compression in a patient with Crohn's disease]

We herein report the case of a 38-year-old female patient with crohn's disease who presented with right hydroureteronephrosis associated with extrinsic compression following an episode of acute inflammatory ileocecal disease. Percutaneous nephrostomy was performed then a double-J stent was placed via the antegrade approach and treatment with corticosteroids was started. The patient responded well to the treatment, and the double J stent could be removed 4 months later. At 2 years' follow-up there is no recurrence of the hydroureteronephrosis

[Conservative treatment of bilateral hemorrhagic renal angiomyolipoma. Case report]

The authors describe the case of a 78-year-old female with bilateral hemorrhagic renal angiomyolipoma which was successfully treated by tumorectomy. Based on this case report they discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic management of this pathology