Pediatric Urology Case Reports

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Authors: Mete Kaya, Esra Ozcakir, Serpil Sancar

In nonpalpable testis cases, laparoscopically blind-ending vas deferens and testicular vessels prior to entering the internal ring is sufficient to diagnose a “vanishing” testis, which requires no further exploration. Laparoscopic identification of cord structures entering the internal ring is required the exploration of the inguinal canal to find a testis or to rule out a “vanishing” testis". However, the need for further investigation in cases that identified the blindending cord structures on inguinal canal is questioned. Herein, we present a case of the scrotal nubbin along with blind ending cord structures during inguinal exploration.

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Authors: Samir Swain, Amaresh Pattanayak, Gyanprakash Singh, Datteswar Hota

We are reporting a case of 12 year old boy presenting to us as with obstructive voiding accompanying urinary tract infection and diagnosed as a case of posterior urethral valve (PUV) and Cowper syringocele. Up to our knowledge and search results from internet (pubmed, medline), there was no previous report in the literature regarding their association.

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Authors: Janet E. Baack Kukreja, Jennifer Gordetsky, Jimena Cubillos, Robert A. Mevorach, Ronald Rabinowitz, William C. Hulbert

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the genitourinary tract is a wellknown entity. The majority of the literature characterizes IMT of the bladder as a benign, slow growing tumor in children. We present two cases of aggressive IMT. Although rhabdomyosarcoma is more common, IMT should remain within the differential diagnosis for any bladder mass found in a child or young adult. The diagnosis of IMT is important in preventing unnecessary diagnostic procedures and guiding the appropriate treatment