Pediatric Urology Case Reports

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Authors: Zehra Pınar Koç, Pelin Özcan Kara, Gökhan Berktuğ Bahadır, Taylan Kara

We report a case of intrathoracic kidney that has additional congenital anomalies and an interesting follow up. A 30 month old female patient with history of spinal disraphism, anterior ectopic anus who were followed up for recurrent urinary tract infection by Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy is presented. An interesting observation was noticed in her follow up that the left kidney displaced between two different time point static renal images into the left thorax. To our best knowledge, this is the reported first case of wondering intrathoracic kidney observed in Tc-99m DMSA follow up.

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Authors: Lelah Grossman, Mark Horowitz, Jeremy Neuman, Richard Sidlow

Canal of Nuck cysts/hydroceles are rare occurrences in females of all age groups. We describe a case of a female neonate presenting with a labial mass which sonographically resembled a testicle. Upon surgical exploration, it was found to be a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. We also review the literature on canal of Nuck cysts/hydroceles in the pediatric age group.

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Authors: Jessica N. Jackson, Rebecca S. Zee, C.D. Anthony Herndon

Simple intratesticular cysts (SIC) are rare in infancy. There is a paucity of data with regards to management. Concern for malignancy often prompts the pediatric urologist to perform a radical orchiectomy which may impact endocrine function and fertility potential later in life. Recently, there has been a movement towards testis-sparing surgery for SIC. Herein, we describe a case of a 7-month-old infant who presented to pediatric urology clinic with left intraparenchymal SIC that was treated with a testis-sparing approach. In summary, this case report supports the use of testis-sparing surgery for management of preoperatively well-defined SIC.

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Authors: Paddy Dewan, Padma Rao, John Lazarus

A 16 year old previously well boy presented with voiding difficulty that progressed to intermittent retention over a two month period. A renal ultrasound showed a structure consistent with a utricular remnant behind the base of the bladder that endoscopically appeared to terminate in the posterior wall of the prostatic urethra as a cystic, enlarged verumontanum. Following an uneventful endoscopic fulguration of the anterior wall, the boy remained catheterized overnight. The following day the catheter was removed at the time of a radiologic study of the lower urinary tract, which showed a dilated posterior urethra, but no reflux into the tubular retro-vesical structure that was noted to have emptied on a post-operative ultrasound.