7 results match your criteria: "Department of Urology Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Tokushima Japan.[Affiliation]"

Introduction: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) can result in intrathoracic displacement of the kidney, presenting anatomical challenges for robot-assisted radical nephrectomy (RARN). Reports of RARN in such cases are scarce.

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old man with a history of right-sided CDH repair was referred for evaluation of an incidentally discovered right renal mass.

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Introduction: Bladder cancer in patients with ureteral anomalies presents unique surgical challenges, particularly regarding urinary diversion. This case highlights a novel approach to uretero-ileal anastomosis in a patient with duplicated right ureters undergoing radical cystectomy.

Case Presentation: A 65-year-old man with cT2N0M0 bladder cancer underwent transurethral resection of the bladder tumor, revealing a complete duplex right ureter.

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Introduction: Vaginal complications following radical cystectomy may require surgical treatment. We herein report a case of successful laparoscopically assisted vulvar reconstruction using the gluteal fold flap for anterior enterocele following robot-assisted radical cystectomy.

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old Japanese woman underwent robot-assisted radical cystectomy for bladder cancer (ypT1ypN1M0).

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Article Synopsis
  • A case study is presented of a 6-day-old girl with a megaureter in a solitary kidney, which required surgery after her bladder capacity was improved through a method called home bladder cycling.
  • The girl had a left megaureter, right multicystic dysplastic kidney, and bladder hypoplasia, leading to the need for surgery after increasing the bladder capacity.
  • This report is significant as it appears to be the first documented instance of treating bladder hypoplasia using home bladder cycling before surgical intervention.
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Introduction: A case of multiple liver metastases of clear cell RCC with a significant response to sunitinib as the fifth line after nivolumab is reported.

Case Presentation: The patient was a 65-year-old man who underwent open nephrectomy for RCC. After the nephrectomy, he had recurrences several times, and metastasectomy had been performed for each recurrence.

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Introduction: Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in small cell carcinoma of the prostate is rare.

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old man visited our hospital due to dysuria and edema. Bilateral hydronephrosis and lymph node metastases due to a pelvic tumor were observed.

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