“ Renal aplastic dysplasia and ipsilater ectopic ureter obstructing the seminal via: a possible cause of male infertility” part 2

Few cases of unilateral renal agenesis associated with ipsilateral seminal vesicle ectasia or cyst have been reported. Two cases of unilateral renal aplastic dysplasia and ipsilateral ectopic ureter opening in the ejaculatory ducts associated with infertility secondary to bilateral obstruction of the seminal via are reported. Clinical and physical assessment including transrectal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are proposed as a comprehensive algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of the pelvic cystic masse

Le flogosi tubercolari del testicolo: quadri caratteristici in ecografia

During the last 3 years (1987/1990) the authors have performed 562 ultrasound studies of the scrotum in patients ranging 6 months to 76 years of age. All patients were referred with a non-specific clinical suspicion of scrotal pathologies. Only 214/562 patients presenting with signs and symptoms of scrotal inflammation were considered for this study. Among this group of 214 patients, 34 cases of tuberculous epididymo-orchitis were identified. The remaining 180 patients were classified as follows: non-specific inflammation 141, other non inflammatory pathology 39. In the group with findings of tuberculosis, all stages of disease were identified, including miliary forms as well as nodular forms. The patients were closely followed during medical therapy or until surgery was performed to study the course of the disease. For each form of disease specific US findings and differential diagnostic criteria were recognized and will be illustrated in this paper. All diagnosis of tuberculosis were confirmed either at surgery or on the basis of successful response to specific chemotherapy. US diagnosis based on the morphologic and echo texture criteria allowed high diagnostic accuracy: in fact in the whole group of 214 patients with inflammatory disease there were only 1 false positive and 1 false negative diagnoses with a sensitivity of 96.9%, a specificity of 89.9% and a diagnostic accuracy of 98.85%. The paper also stresses the importance of US in the short- and long-term follow-up of the patients undergoing medical therapy

Imaging diagnosis in the prenatal diagnosis of sirenomelia [Diagnostica per immagini nella diagnosi prenatale della sirenomelia.]

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Vescica e Prostata

Il capitolo illustra la tecnica di studio ecografica sovrapubica e transrettale , l'anatomia normale , i quadri ecografici di patologie vescicali e prostatiche con particolare riguardo allo studio delle neoplasie vescicali e alla stadiazione ecografica, all'ipertrofia prostatica , alle neoplasie prostatiche e alla fisiologia e patologia della minzion

[Value of splenic embolization in patients with hypersplenism]

The authors describe the importance of embolization of the splenic artery by means of Gianturco coils in splenomegalic portal hypertension. They propose their first experience of six cases and the good results on the basis of clinical parameters, of bleeding of esophageal varices, of hematological values. They also show the influence of this method on hemodynamic, metabolic, and respiratory parameters, altered in cirrhotic patients

[Value of splenic embolization in patients with hypersplenism]

The authors describe the importance of embolization of the splenic artery by means of Gianturco coils in splenomegalic portal hypertension. They propose their first experience of six cases and the good results on the basis of clinical parameters, of bleeding of esophageal varices, of hematological values. They also show the influence of this method on hemodynamic, metabolic, and respiratory parameters, altered in cirrhotic patients