Priapism Produced by Penile Metastasis from Colon Cancer

Introduction and Objective: The penile metastasis is a rare clinical entity. The objective is to present the first documented case report of penile metastasis from right colon. Clinical Case: A case of a 78-year-old man who was diagnosed with penile metastasis from right colon. The patient came to our consultation complaining of colic pain in the kidney and swelling of the penile which finally result in a malignant priapism. The diagnosis was histopathologic and was treated with chemotherapy and died few months later. Conclusion: Metastatic lesions in the penile are extremely rare; only 300 cases have been reported in the literature. It is a sign of bad prognosis. The mechanism of metastatic spread to the penis is not well established. Even there are several treatment options, is usually paliative (AU)

Introducción y Objetivo: La metástasis penena esuna entidad muy infrecuente. El objetivo es la presentacióndel primer caso documentado en la literatura de metástasispenana con origen en el colon derecho.Caso Clínico: Presentamos a un varón diagnosticadode priapismo producido por una metástasis peneana cuyotumor primitivo tiene lugar en el colon derecho. El pacienteacudió por dolor en fosa renal y éstasis venoso en el peneque finalmente le provocó un priapismo por afectación tumoral. El diagnóstico fue anatomopatológico, siendo el paciente tratado con quimioterapia.Conclusión: La presencia de metástasis en el penees una presentación clínica infrecuente y un signo de malpronóstico. El mecanismo fisiopatológico no está determinado. El tratamiento, aunque variado, es generalmente paliativo (AU)

Tratamiento endourológico de la litiasis ureteral lumbar. ¿Qué aporta la ureterorrenoscopia flexible? / Endourological treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. What are the benefits of flexible ureterorenoscopy?

Introducción y objetivos: Actualmente, no existe un criterio claro para el tratamiento de la litiasis ureteral lumbar. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar nuestros resultados en el tratamiento endourológico de esta patología y analizar las variables que aconsejen la utilización del ureterorrenoscopio flexible.Material y métodosRevisión retrospectiva de 103 pacientes operados mediante ureterorrenoscopia (URS) por vía retrógrada, utilizando un ureterorrenoscopio semirrígido o flexible. Se consideró localización proximal en L2-L3 y localización media en L4-L5. URS semirrígida inicial y reconversión a URS flexible cuando fue imposible finalizar la intervención o fue necesaria para completar el tratamiento. Se consideró éxito a la ausencia de fragmentos residuales (6 semanas). Se hizo un análisis de variables demográficas, litiásicas, quirúrgicas y postoperatorias inmediatas y se comparó el uso del ureterorrenoscopio flexible con algunas de ellas.ResultadosLa edad media de los pacientes fue 57,2 años (DE 15,6); 73 eran hombres (70,9%). Tamaño litiásico: 8mm (rango 4-30; RIQ 4,5). Localización proximal: 58 (56,3%). JJ previo: 44,7%. Nefrostomía previa: 10,7%. URS semirrígida con reconversión a URS flexible: 51 (49,5%). Litiasis impactada: 28,2%. Complicaciones intraoperatorias: 2 (1,9%). JJ postoperatorio: 84,5%. Complicaciones postoperatorias inmediatas: 23 (22,3%) (Clavien-Dindo I-II: 91,3%). Estenosis ureteral postoperatoria: 5,8%. Éxito: 88,4%. Restos: 12 (11,7%), expulsión espontánea 6 (50%). Mayor realización de URS flexible en litiasis proximales (p=0,001) y mayores de 11mm (p=0,02) en análisis univariante y en litiasis proximales (OR 3,5; 1,5-8,1; p=0,004) en análisis multivariante. (AU)

Introduction and objectives: Currently, there are no established criteria regarding treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. The objective of this work is to present our results in the endourological treatment of this pathology, analyzing the variables associated with the use of the flexible ureterorenoscope.Material and methodsRetrospective review of 103 patients who underwent retrograde URS with semi-rigid or flexible ureterorenoscope. Proximal location: L2-L3. Medial location: L4-L5. Semirigid URS was the initial treatment, with conversion to flexible URS when it was required to complete the procedure. Success was defined as absence of residual fragments (6 weeks). Demographic, surgical, immediate postoperative variables, and those related to the stone, were analyzed. Their correlation with the use of the flexible ureterorenoscope was evaluated.ResultsMean age: 57.2 years (SD 15.6); there were 73 men (70.9%). Stone size: 8mm (range 4-30; IQR 4.5). Proximal location: 58 (56.3%). Previous JJ: 44.7%. Previous nephrostomy: 10.7%. Semirigid URS with conversion to flexible URS: 51 (49.5%). Impacted stones: 28.2%. Intraoperative complications: 2 (1.9%). Postoperative JJ: 84.5%. Immediate postoperative complications: 23 (22.3%) (Clavien-Dindo I-II: 91.3%). Postoperative ureteral stricture: 5.8%. Success: 88.4%. Residual fragments: 12 (11.7%). Spontaneous passage: 6 (50%). Greater performance of flexible URS in proximal ureteral stones (P=0.001) of more than 11mm (P=0.02) in univariate analysis, and in proximal stones [OR 3.5; 1.5-8.1; P=0.004] in multivariate analysis.ConclusionsEndourological treatment obtained a high success rate in our sample. Size greater than 11mm and proximal ureteral location in univariate and multivariate analysis, respectively, behaved as predictors of flexible URS. (AU)

Endourological treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. What are the benefits of flexible ureterorenoscopy?

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Currently, there are no established criteria regarding treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. The objective of this work is to present our results in the endourological treatment of this pathology, analyzing the variables associated with the use of the flexible ureterorenoscope. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective review of 103 patients who underwent retrograde URS with semi-rigid or flexible ureterorenoscope. Proximal location: L2-L3. Medial location: L4-L5. Semirigid URS was the initial treatment, with conversion to flexible URS when it was required to complete the procedure. Success was defined as absence of residual fragments (6 weeks). Demographic, surgical, immediate postoperative variables, and those related to the stone, were analyzed. Their correlation with the use of the flexible ureterorenoscope was evaluated. RESULTS: Mean age: 57.2 years (SD 15.6); there were 73 men (70.9%). Stone size: 8 mm (range 4-30; IQR 4.5). Proximal location: 58 (56.3%). Previous JJ: 44.7%. Previous nephrostomy: 10.7%. Semirigid URS with conversion to flexible URS: 51 (49.5%). Impacted stones: 28.2%. Intraoperative complications: 2 (1.9%). Postoperative JJ: 84.5%. Immediate postoperative complications: 23 (22.3%) (Clavien-Dindo I-II: 91.3%). Postoperative ureteral stricture: 5.8%. Success: 88.4%. Residual fragments: 12 (11.7%). Spontaneous passage: 6 (50%). Greater performance of flexible URS in proximal ureteral stones (p = 0.001) of more than 11 mm (p = 0.02) in univariate analysis, and in proximal stones [OR 3.5; 1.5-8.1; p = 0.004] in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Endourological treatment obtained a high success rate in our sample. Size greater than 11 mm and proximal ureteral location in univariate and multivariate analysis, respectively, behaved as predictors of flexible URS.

Endourological treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. What are the benefits of flexible ureterorenoscopy? / Tratamiento endourológico de la litiasis ureteral lumbar. ¿Qué aporta la ureterorrenoscopia flexible?

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Currently, there are no established criteria regarding treatment for lumbar ureteral stones. The objective of this work is to present our results in the endourological treatment of this pathology, analyzing the variables associated with the use of the flexible ureterorenoscope. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective review of 103 patients who underwent retrograde URS with semi-rigid or flexible ureterorenoscope. Proximal location: L2-L3. Medial location: L4-L5. Semirigid URS was the initial treatment, with conversion to flexible URS when it was required to complete the procedure. Success was defined as absence of residual fragments (6 weeks). Demographic, surgical, immediate postoperative variables, and those related to the stone, were analyzed. Their correlation with the use of the flexible ureterorenoscope was evaluated. RESULTS: Mean age: 57.2 years (SD 15.6); there were 73 men (70.9%). Stone size: 8mm (range 4-30; IQR 4.5). Proximal location: 58 (56.3%). Previous JJ: 44.7%. Previous nephrostomy: 10.7%. Semirigid URS with conversion to flexible URS: 51 (49.5%). Impacted stones: 28.2%. Intraoperative complications: 2 (1.9%). Postoperative JJ: 84.5%. Immediate postoperative complications: 23 (22.3%) (Clavien-Dindo I-II: 91.3%). Postoperative ureteral stricture: 5.8%. Success: 88.4%. Residual fragments: 12 (11.7%). Spontaneous passage: 6 (50%). Greater performance of flexible URS in proximal ureteral stones (P=0.001) of more than 11mm (P=0.02) in univariate analysis, and in proximal stones [OR 3.5; 1.5-8.1; P=0.004] in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Endourological treatment obtained a high success rate in our sample. Size greater than 11mm and proximal ureteral location in univariate and multivariate analysis, respectively, behaved as predictors of flexible URS.

Tumores del tracto urinario superior. Nuestra experiencia / Tumors of the upper urinary tract. Our experience

Objetivo: Estudiar la clínica, el diagnóstico, el tratamiento, y la evolución de los tumores del tracto urinario superior. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo de los tumores del aparato urinario superior tratados en nuestro centro, HCU Valladolid, entre 1994 y 2007. Resultados: Se diagnosticaron 65 tumores, de los cuales sólo 59 entraron en el estudio. La edad media de los pacientes fue de 68 años (intervalo entre 46 y 88 años). Nos encontramos 47 varones frente a 12 mujeres. La hematuria fue el signo clínico inicial más frecuente, apareciendo en el 79,9% de los casos. La Urografía fue la técnica diagnóstica más utilizada (96,6%). La técnica quirúrgica más empleada fue la nefroureterectomía con desinserción endoscópica del uréter, realizada en 28 ocasiones. En 9 pacientes se aplicó tratamiento conservador vía percutánea con una única recidiva y en 2 tratamiento ureteroscópico. El 50,9% de los tumores fueron superficiales. Hubo un 37% de afectación vesical concomitante. La supervivencia a los cinco y diez años fue del 55 y 47% respectivamente. Conclusiones: Los tumores de aparato urinario superior son una entidad rara, que aparece en la edad media-avanzada de la vida. La nefroureterectomía radical es hoy por hoy el tratamiento estandar, ya sea vía abierta o laparóscopica. El tratamiento endóscopico cada vez tiene más importancia y presenta excelentes resultados en casos seleccionados (AU)

Objectives: To study the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and evolution of upper urinary tract tumours. Methods: We carried out a retrospective study on the upper urinary tract tumours treated in our centre, HCU Valladolid, between 1994 and 2007. Results: 65 tumours were diagnosed, although only 59 were valid for the study. Mean patient age was 68 years (interval between 46 and 88 years). 47 were men and 12 women. The most common symptom on presentation was hematuria (79,9%). Urography was the most frequently used diagnostic technique (96,6%) and nephroureterectomy with transurethral resection of the intramural ureter was the most common surgical treatment performed, carried out in 28 cases. 9 patients underwent percutaneous treatment with only one recurrence, and 2 patients received ureteroscopic treatment. 50,9 % of the lesions were classified as superficial tumours. The 5 and 10-year survival rates were 55 and 47%. Conclusions: Upper urinary tract tumours are an unusual disease characteristic of medium-advanced ages. Nowadays nephroureterectomy by open surgery or laparoscopy is the standard treatment. Conservative endoscopic procedures have more and more importance and present excellent results in highly selected cases (AU)

[Diagnosis and treatment of urological complications in kidney transplants]. / Diagnóstico y tratamiento de las complicaciones uroógicas del trasplante renal.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the incidence of urological complications, like fistula and stenosis in our series of 282 renal transplants and their management. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between December 1995 and October 2005, 282 adult recipients underwent renal transplant. The most common urological complication was urinary fistula. This complication was observed in 24 cases (8.5%), ureteral stenosis in 18 cases (6.4%) and both of them in 5 (1.7%). The items recorded on these patients included the time to diagnosis, the image technique, the type of ureteral stents and the clinical evolution. RESULTS: Endourologic treatment with percutaneos nefrostomy, double-J catheter and metalic endoprotesis was performed successfully in 76.4% of urinary fistula, in 66.7% of ureteral obstruction and in 60% of patients who developed both of them. CONCLUSION: Endourologic procedures have replaced open reconstructive surgery in most patients with ureteral obstruction or urinary fistula after renal transplant, because they may offer a definitive treatment with low morbidity.

Diagnóstico y tratamiento de las complicaciones urológicas del trasplante renal / Diagnosis and treatment of urological complications in kidney transplants

Objetivo: Analizar la incidencia de las complicaciones urológicas, fístulas y estenosis urinarias, observadas en nuestra serie de 282 trasplantes así como el tratamiento de las mismas. Material y métodos: Entre diciembre de 1995 y octubre de 2005, hemos realizado 282 trasplantes renales. La complicación urológica más frecuente ha sido la fístula urinaria observándose en 24 casos (8,5%), seguida de la estenosis ureteral en 18 casos (6,4%) y en 5 casos se observaron ambas complicaciones. Dentro de los datos recogidos de los pacientes destacamos el tiempo de diagnóstico, las técnicas de imagen empleadas, el tipo de catéter ureteral empleado y la evolución clínica. Resultados: El tratamiento endourológico mediante nefrostomía percutánea, catéter doble J y endoprótesis ha sido eficaz en el 76,4% de las fístulas urinarias, en el 66,7% de las estenosis ureterales y en el 60% de los pacientes que presentaron ambas complicaciones. Conclusión: El tratamiento endourológico ha reemplazado a las técnicas de cirugía abierta en el manejo de la mayoría de las estenosis ureterales y fístulas urinarias post-trasplante renal, al ser un tratamiento definitivo con una baja morbilidad asociada

Objective: To analyze the incidence of urological complications, like fistula and stenosis in our series of 282 renal transplants and their management. Materials and methods: Between December 1995 and October 2005, 282 adult recipients underwent renal transplant .The most common urological complication was urinary fistula. This complication was observed in 24 cases (8.5%), ureteral stenosis in 18 cases (6.4%) and both of them in 5 (1.7%). The items recorded on these patients included the time to diagnosis, the image technique, the type of ureteral stents and the clinical evolution. Results: Endourologic treatment with percutaneos nefrostomy, double-J catheter and metalic endoprotesis was performed successfully in 76.4% of urinary fistula, in 66.7% of ureteral obstruction and in 60% of patients who developed both of them. Conclusion: Endourologic procedures have replaced open reconstructive surgery in most patients with ureteral obstruction or urinary fistula after renal transplant, because they may offer a definitive treatment with low morbidity

[Spontaneous hemorrhage and arterial hypertension as complication of Adrenal Pseudocyst. Report of a case]. / Hemorragia espontánea e hipertensión arterial como complicaciones de un pseudoquiste suprarrenal. Presentación de un caso.

Adrenal Pseudocyst are uncommon and asymptomatic tumors. We report an unusual case who had previous high blood pressure and acute hemorrhage presented with abdominal pain and shock. Diagnosis was made with ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed the presence of large retroperitoneal hematoma around the superior pole of the left kidney. Urgent surgery was made with a complete excision of a 10 cm. tumor with preservation of adrenal tissue and the left kidney. Histopathological diagnosis was: Adrenal Pseudocyst. Blood pressure normalized after surgery.

Hemorragia espontánea e hipertensión arterial como complicaciones de un pseudoquiste suprarrenal. Presentación de un caso / Spontaneous hemorrhage and arterial hypertension as complication of adrenal pseudocyst. Report of a case

Los pseudoquistes suprarrenales son lesiones muy poco frecuentes y asintomáticas. Se describe un caso de presentación inusual caracterizado por hipertensión arterial previa y sangrado agudo espontáneo manifestado por dolor abdominal y shock. El diagnóstico se realizó por medio de Ecografía y Tomografía computarizada, las cuales demostraron la presencia de un hematoma retroperitoneal importante alrededor de una lesión situada en el polo superior del riñón izquierdo. Se realizó intervención quirúrgica de urgencia con resección completa de la lesión de aproximadamente 10 cm. De diámetro preservando parte del tejido suprarrenal y el riñón izquierdo. El diagnóstico anatomopatológico fue: pseudoquiste suprarrenal. Las cifras tensionales se normalizaron después de la cirugía (AU)

Adrenal Pseudocyst are uncommon and asymptomatic tumors. We report an unusual case who had previous high blood pressure and acute hemorrhage presented with abdominal pain and shock. Diagnosis was made with ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed the presence of large retroperitoneal hematoma around the superior pole of the left kidney. Urgent surgery was made with a complete excision of a 10 cm. tumor with preservation of adrenal tissue and the left kidney. Hystopathological diagnosis was: Adrenal Pseudocyst. Blood pressure normalized after surgery (AU)

[Cystic testicular lesions in infancy]. / Lesiones quísticas testiculares en la infancia.

The present article reports a case 11 month-old infant with a right intratesticular cyst. We analyze the etiology, differential diagnosis and management off all cystic lesions of the pediatric testis. Patient age at presentation, examination features, tumor markers and sonographic appearance may assist in making a presumptive and occasionally definitive diagnosis preoperatively. The differential diagnosis include intratesticular simple cyst, epidermoid cyst, tunica albuginea cyst, testicular teratoma, juvenil granulosa cell tumor-gonadal stromal tumor, cystic dysplasia of the rete testis, cystic lymphangioma, and testicular torsion. Usually enucleation is the best treatment. A thorough understanding of potentially cystic testis lesions in children leads to the best management choices and often to preservation of a substantial portion of the affected testis.

Agenesia renal derecha y abocamiento ectópico del uréter en dilatación quística de la vesícula seminal / Right renal agenesis and ureter ectopic abouchement in cystic dilation of seminal vesicle

La asociación de una dilatación quística de la vesícula seminal con agenesia renal ipsilateral, fue descrita por primera vez por Zinner en 1914, constituyendo una anomalía congénita muy poco frecuente. La presencia añadida de la desembocadura ectópica del uréter en dicha vesícula seminal quística resulta aún más excepcional. En estas circunstancias, la clínica suele presentarse a partir de los 15 años de edad, debido a la distensión de la vesícula por las secreciones seminales, siendo el disconfort perineal y las epididimitis de repetición las formas de presentación más frecuentes. Ante el hallazgo clínico-radiológico de una masa quística pélvica, es obligada la revisión del tracto urinario superior. La resonancia magnética (RM) se muestra como la mejor técnica de imagen para este objetivo, así como para precisar la localización del abocamiento ectópico ureteral en la vesícula seminal. Aportamos un nuevo caso de esta infrecuente malformación congénita en el que únicamente la RM entre todas las pruebas de imagen, permitió un claro diagnóstico preoperatorio y una adecuada planificación quirúrgica

The association of a seminal vesicle cyst with ipsilateral renal agenesis was initially reported in 1914 by Zinner, and it is a very rare congenital anomaly. The association of this anomaly with an ectopic ureter entering the seminal vesicle cyst is even less common. In these cases, clinical symptoms appear in patients 15 years or older due to the distention of the seminal vesicle caused by the secretions of the reproductive tract. Perineal discomfort and recurrent epididymitis are the most often presentations. Urogenital upper tract image studies are mandatory in the management of a cystic pelvic mass and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best of this radiographic studies, that also reveals the ectopic ureter draining into the seminal vesicle. We report an additional case of this rare congenital anomaly where only MRI provided a correct preoperative diagnosis and a right surgical approach

[Adult Wilms' tumor]. / Tumor de Wilms del adulto.

Wilms' tumor is a malignant embryonic renal neoplasm that is exceptional in adults. There are not clinical data or radiographic investigations that can distinguish it from renal cell carcinoma. So the diagnostic is based in the pathological evaluation. It may be cystic and must be consider in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the kidney. The prognosis of Wilms' tumor in adults is worse than in children because of the high recurrence, the lower response rate to chemotherapy regimens and the advanced stage at the time of clinical presentation, like an asymptomatic abdominal mass in 75% of the cases. We report a new case of nephroblastoma in a 29 years old woman presenting like a renal colic, with a cystic configuration by abdominal ultrasound initially, that changed into a solid renal mass later. There is not a definitive treatment protocol currently but some authors suggest a combination chemotherapy with carboplatin and etoposide because it is very effective in recurrent or refractory adult Wilms' tumor. Our patient remains asymptomatic and without evidence of recurrence 18 months after the surgery.

Lesiones quísticas testiculares en la infancia / Cystic testicular lesions in infancy

Presentamos el caso de un niño de 11 meses diagnosticado de quiste intratesticular derecho. Analizamos la etiología, el diagnóstico diferencial y el manejo de las lesiones quísticas testiculares en la infancia. La edad del paciente, la exploración física, los marcadores tumorales y los hallazgos ecográficos contribuyen a la sospecha diagnóstica y en ocasiones al diagnóstico definitivo preoperatoriamente. El diagnóstico diferencial incluye el quiste simple, el quiste epidermoide, los quistes de túnica albuginea, el teratoma testicular, el tumor de células granulosa juvenil-tumor del estroma gonadal, la displasia quística de la rete testis, el linfangioma quístico y la torsión testicular. La enucleación es habitualmente el tratamiento de elección. El conocimiento de las lesiones quísticas testiculares en la infancia permite un adecuado manejo de las mismas y un tratamiento más conservador

The present article reports a case 11 month- old infant with a right intratesticular cyst. We analyze the etiology, differential diagnosis and management off all cystic lesions of the pediatric testis. Patient age at presentation, examination features, tumor markers and sonographic appearance may assist in making a presumptive and occasionally definitive diagnosis preoperatively. The differential diagnosis include intratesticular simple cyst, epidermoid cyst, tunica albuginea cyst, testicular teratoma, juvenil granulosa cell tumor-gonadal stromal tumor, cystic dysplasia of the rete testis, cystic lymphangioma, and testicular torsion Ussually enucleation is the best treatment. A thorough understanding of potentially cystic testis lesions in children leads to the best management choices and often to preservation of a substantial portion of the affected testis

Tumor de Wilms del adulto / Adult Wilms’ tumor

El tumor de Wilms es una neoplasia renal maligna de origen embrionario de aparición excepcional en la edad adulta. Clínica y radiológicamente resulta indistinguible del carcinoma de células renales, por lo que su diagnóstico es anatomopatológico. Su estructura puede ser quística y debe ser considerado en el diagnóstico diferencial de la lesión quística renal. El pronóstico en el adulto es peor que en la edad pediátrica debido a la mayor incidencia de recurrencia tumoral, a la falta de respuesta a los quimioterápicos clásicos utilizados tras la exéresis quirúrgica en niños y al estadío avanzado en el momento de la presentación clínica, como hallazgo casual de una masa abdominal asintomática en el 75% de los casos. Presentamos un nuevo caso de nefroblastoma del adulto en una mujer de 29 años, que debutó clínicamente como cólico nefrítico, con una configuración inicial ecográfica de masa renal quística con posterior evolución a lesión sólida.Se carece por el momento de guías de tratamiento quimioterápico post-operatorio establecidas, pero algunos autores sugieren el empleo de carboplatino y etopósido debido a su comprobada eficacia en tumor de Wilms recurrente o refractario. Tras la administración de dichos fármacos, nuestra paciente permanece asintomática y sin recidiva tumoral 18 meses después de la cirugía

Wilms’ tumor is a malignant embryonic renal neoplasm that is exceptional in adults. There arenot clinical data or radiographic investigations that can distinguish it from renal cell carcinoma. Sothe diagnostic is based in the pathological evaluation. It may be cystic and must be consider in thedifferential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the kidney.The prognosis of Wilms’ tumor in adults is worse than in children because of the high recurrence,the lower response rate to chemotherapy regimens and the advanced stage at the time of clinical presentation,like an asymptomatic abdominal mass in 75% of the cases.We report a new case of nephroblastoma in a 29 years old woman presenting like a renal colic,with a cystic configuration by abdominal ultrasound initially, that changed into a solid renal masslater. There is not a definitive treatment protocol currently but some authors suggest a combinationchemotherapy with carboplatin and etoposide because it is very effective in recurrent or refractoryadult Wilms’ tumor.Our patient remains asymptomatic and without evidence of recurrence 18 months after thesurgery

[Intrascrotal metastasis in a renal cell carcinoma]. / Metástasis intraescrotal de un carcinoma renal.

The present article reports a case of intrascrotal metastasis of renal adenocarcinoma. This is an unusual case. A 66-year-old male patient undewent right radical nephrectomy and cavotomy for renal cell carcinoma with renal vein infiltration and thrombus in cava. Six months later the patient present with a nodulous enlargement intrascrotal and roots of penis. And he died 15 moths after nephrectomy. Usually intrascrotal metastases are a late event in the course after detection of a renal carcinoma.

Metástasis intraescrotal de un carcinoma renal / Intrascrotal metastasis in a renal cell carcinoma

Comunicamos un caso, infrecuente, de metástasis intraescrotal de un carcinoma renal. Se trata de un paciente varón de 66 años, sometido a nefrectomía radical con cavotomía por un carcinoma de células renales con infiltración en la vena renal y trombo en cava. Seis meses después, consultó por la aparición de unos nódulos intraescrotales y en raíz de pene. El paciente falleció 15 meses después de la nefrectomía. Habitualmente las metástasis intraescrotales son un evento tardío después de la detección del carcinoma renal (AU)

The present article reports a case of intrascrotal metastasis of renal adenocarcinoma. This is an unusual case. A 66-year-old male patient undewent right radical nephrectomy and cavotomy for rena lcell carcinoma with renal vein infiltration and thrombus in cava. Six months later the patient present with a nodulous enlargement intrascrotal and roots of penis. And he died 15 moths after nephrectomy. Usually intrascrotal metastases are a late event in the course after detection of a renal carcinoma (AU)

[Right renal agenesis and ureter ectopic abouchement in cystic dilation of seminal vesicle]. / Agenesia renal derecha y abocamiento ectópico del uréter en dilatación quística de la vesícula seminal.

The association of a seminal vesicle cyst with ipsilateral renal agenesis was initially reported in 1914 by Zinner, and it is a very rare congenital anomaly. The association of this anomaly with an ectopic ureter entering the seminal vesicle cyst is even less common. In these cases, clinical symptoms appear in patients 15 years or older due to the distention of the seminal vesicle caused by the secretions of the reproductive tract. Perineal discomfort and recurrent epididymitis are the most often presentations. Urogenital upper tract image studies are mandatory in the management of a cystic pelvic mass and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best of this radiographic studies, that also reveals the ectopic ureter draining into the seminal vesicle. We report an additional case of this rare congenital anomaly where only MRI provided a correct preoperative diagnosis and a right surgical approach.

[Giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma]. / Liposarcoma retroperitoneal gigante.

Liposarcoma is a malignant tumor that has an embryologic origin from mesodermal tissue depending on fatty tissue. Although liposarcoma is only 0.1% of all human neoplasms, it is the most common histology subtype of retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas. This tumor grows slowly. Diffuse abdominal pain is its most frequent symptom and abdominal mass is the most common sign. Aggressive surgical treatment is basic to get a complete resection and a local disease control. This objective is difficult because of the large tumor size it gets in the retroperitoneal location and the multiorgan involvement that require the resection of a high percentage of contiguous organs. We report a case of a giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma presenting like continuous left hemiabdominal pain because of the visceral compression. The right kidney was involved and suffering from renal vessel enlargement without renal function. There is a high probability of microscopic residual disease and a good follow-up of the patients is necessary as well as an adjuvant radiation therapy in some cases.

[Traumatic intrathoracic herniation of the left kidney]. / Herniación intratorácica traumática del riñón izquierdo.

The detection of a intrathoracic kidney is an exceptional discovery. There is a large period of time between the injury and its clinical presentation revising the literature, so it is possible that the herniation of the kidney into the chest was caused by a rise in intra-abdominal pressure but going through a preexistent congenital way not caused by the traumatism. In order to dismiss this possibility and to prove the traumatic origin of the diaphragmatic rupture, surgeons have examined the intraoperative characteristics of the rupture's borders. The elevation of the kidney has been said to be progressive because of the positive intra-thoracic pressure and the negative intra-abdominal one. Our objective is to report an extraordinary case of abdominal traumatism whose clinic and radiological proofs let us get a rapid diagnosis and surgical demonstration of the direct herniation of the left kidney into the chest through a diaphragmatic rupture caused by the same traumatism.

Herniación intratorácica traumática del riñón izquierdo / Intrathoracic traumatic herniation of the left kidney

La aparición de un riñón intratorácico como consecuencia de un traumatismo es un hallazgo excepcional. En la revisión de otros casos publicados en la literatura hay habitualmente un dilatado periodo de latencia hasta la manifestación clínica del proceso, por lo que se planteaba la posibilidad de que el incremento de la presión abdominal fuera únicamente el causante del ascenso hacia el tórax del riñón, a través de un trayecto congénito previamente existente y no causado por el traumatismo. Para descartar esta posibilidad y demostrar el origen traumático de la brecha diafragmática se ha recurrido al examen intraoperatorio de las características de los bordes del orificio herniario. Así mismo se ha sugerido que el ascenso del riñón sea progresivo en el tiempo, como consecuencia de la presión positiva abdominal y negativa intratorácica. Nuestro objetivo es presentar un caso extraordinario de traumatismo abdominal en el que la clínica y el estudio radiológico permitieron un diagnóstico inmediato y la constatación quirúrgica del ascenso directo del riñón izquierdo al tórax a través de un orificio herniario diafragmático de nueva adquisición como consecuencia del propio traumatismo (AU)

The detection of a intrathoracic kidney is an exceptional discovery. There is a large period of time between the injury and its clinical presentation revising the literature, so it is possible that the herniation of the kidney into the chest was caused by a rise in intra-abdominal pressure but going through a preexistent congenital way not caused by the traumatism. In order to dismiss this possibility and to prove the traumatic origin of the diaphragmatic rupture, surgeons have examinated the intraoperative characteristics of the rupture's borders. The elevation of the kidney has been said to be progressive because of the possitive intra-thoracic pressure and the negative intra-abdominal one. Our objetive is to report an extraordinary case of abdominal traumatism whose clinic and radiological proofs let us get a rapid diagnosis and surgical demonstration of the direct herniation of the left kidney into the chest through a diaphragmatic rupture caused by the same traumatism (AU)