Giant bladder stone more than 100 g is a rare finding and commonly associated with urinary tract infection. 32-year-old male came with history of lower abdominal pain, dysuria for 2 years. Patient had history of recurrence urinary tract infections for past 1 year and also complaint pollakiuria, incomplete emptying and hematuria. Abdominal radiograph and ultrasound revealed round calcified pelvic calculi. Patient received antibiotic and underwent open cystolithotomy. Extirpated calculi measured 12.6x9.8 × 7.5cm, 832 g. Postoperative follow-up showed no signs of complications. Complete stone removal and eradication associated urinary tract infections are the main objective of the treatment.
Ureteral trauma is a rare case and generally results from severe trauma events. A 6-year-old boy came with the chief complaint open wound in the lower right abdomen after falling from the bike. Abdominal MSCT with contrast showed the free liquid in the peritoneal cavity, and Retrograde Pyelogram showed the contrast extravasation. According to the algorithm, a surgical exploration must be performed because of the contrast extravasation. In this case, there found a total rupture of right distal ureter. Debridement was performed, and Double J Stent was implanted. This patient got treatment quickly so he didn't suffer disability and death.
Background: Malignant melanoma of the penis is very rare, accounting for approximately 1.4% of all primary penile carcinomas. With a small prevalence of penile melanoma, there is lack of data about quality of the therapy. The primary treatment of melanoma of the penile is surgical, although there is a lack of consensus regarding the extent of treatment that is indicated.
Case Report: A 60-year-old Caucasian man came to Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Dr. Kariadi General Hospital Semarang with chief complaint painless and fast growing lesions on his penile. His general condition was fine, and has a normal vital signs. On the physical examination of penile region, there were found lesions on the ventral of the glans and penile foreskin and covered with blood and pus, with bilateral inguinal lymph nodes and lung metastasis from Multi Slice Computed Tomography. We already performed partial penectomy and bilateral inguinal lymph nodes dissection with histopathological results a malignant melanoma Clark IV. The final stage of penile melanoma was pT2N1M1. We follow-up the patient until 1 year after procedure, and there wasn’t any recurrence.
Conclusion: Malignant melanoma of the penis is rare. Penile melanoma is highly treatable with surgical excision in its early stages because of resistant to both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Delay in diagnosed and surgical treatment can lead to an adverse prognosis. The anamnesis, physical examination, and imaging studies must be done appropriately to improve the survival.
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