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Front Pediatr 2022 21;10:930136. Epub 2022 Jun 21.

Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.

Introduction: There are very few studies regarding pediatric urolithiasis (PU) reported from Africa, and to date, no data have been presented from Somalia. This study evaluated the sociodemographic and radiological characteristics, treatment, and outcome data of the PU patients treated at Somalia's only tertiary care center.

Method: The data of all patients diagnosed with urolithiasis during a 6-year period were reviewed. Read More

Int Med Case Rep J 2022 21;15:61-68. Epub 2022 Feb 21.

Department of Surgery, Urology Unit, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Supernumerary kidney is a rare anomaly of number where commonly a third extra kidney exists with its own collecting system, blood supply, and encapsulated parenchyma. However, an extremely rare and unique diagnosis of bilateral supernumerary kidneys is also reported in few instances where two extra kidneys exist on each side of the body. Parenchymal fusion and the presence of good excretory function make the supernumerary kidneys even rarer as many of the reported cases are rudimentary organs. Read More

J Surg Case Rep 2022 Jan 13;2022(1):rjab601. Epub 2022 Jan 13.

Department of Urology, Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.

Staghorn calculi (SC) are associated with high morbidity and mortality; therefore, meticulous planning is required to minimize complications. In this case report, we will discuss the management of a giant right-sided SC (~ 8 cm in diameter), which was incidentally found in a 40-year-old male, who presented with left-sided renal colic symptoms with no associated renal impairment. This case was further complicated by multiple smaller calculi surrounding the giant SC. Read More

J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2021 Nov-Dec;26(6):401-403. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India.

Introduction: Incidence of pediatric urolithiasis has increased over the last few decades. Procedures such as extracorporeal short wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, and ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy are not widely available for pediatric age group in many developing countries. It is desirable that advantages of minimally invasive surgery be offered to selected cases with urolithiasis. Read More

Cureus 2021 Jun 22;13(6):e15827. Epub 2021 Jun 22.

Urology, Mount St John's Medical Center, St John's, ATG.

A retro-renal colon (RRC) is a rare but important anatomical variant to consider when planning percutaneous stone surgery. CT scanning of the abdomen is critical to detect this and to plan the surgical approach to avoid injury to the colon. In this case report, a 38-year-old woman with large obstructing bilateral symptomatic renal stones was found to have a left retro-renal colon on image review prior to left percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Read More