A rare case of epididymitis caused by Enterobius vermicularis, a pinworm, is reported. A 52-year-old man underwent resection of the right epididymis and histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of pinworm infection by discovering parts of the body of the oxyurid in various sections.

A 26-year-old woman presented with a six-year history of right staghorn calculus and pyonephrosis. Intravenous pyelography showed a non-functioning right kidney and chest radiography, an elevated right hemidiaphragm and fluid in the right costaphrenic space. At operation a nephrobronchial fistula was found, and nephrectomy and subdiaphragmatic drainage of the lung abscess was carried out. Culture of the pus grew Proteus mirabilis. The patient made an uneventful recovery and was discharged on the sixteenth day after operation.

Colovesical fistula is a common complication of diverticulitis. Pneumaturia, fecaluria, urinary tract infections, abdominal pain, and dysuria are commonly reported. The authors report a case of colovesical fistula due to asymptomatic diverticulitis, and they emphasize the importance of deeply investigate recurrent urinary tract infection without any bowel symptoms. They also briefly review the literature.

Presentation of the medical history of a patient who received a gunshot wound in the Second World War, and the rare course the bullet took from the time of impact until its removal 11 months later. The entrance point of the bullet was the left supraclavicular area of the thorax, and it was eventually removed from the patient's urethra.

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