Cobra head sign: Ureterocele

Cobra-Head Stone in Single-System Ureterocele

Cobra-Head Stone in Single-System Ureterocele

Iran J Med Sci March 2017; Vol 42 No 2 221 Dear Editor, A 46-year-old woman presented to the Urology Clinic, Department of Urology, Hitit University Çorum Training and Research Hospital, Çorum, Turkey, with right-flank pain of 4 months’ duration. The patient’s medical history was unremarkable. Plain radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder demonstrated ureteral stones in the right distal ...

cobra-head stone in single-system ureterocele

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Bilateral Simple Orthotopic Ureteroceles in an Adult Male Complaining of Urgency and Pain on Urination

We report a case of a 38-year-old man with a simple orthotopic bilateral ureterocele and pain on urination that was improved by transurethral incision. His symptoms were present for 3 years since he first visited our hospital in 2012. Cystoscopy at our hospital revealed a simple bilateral ureterocele, and he was given an alpha blocker plus anticholinergic agent. The medication did not relieve h...

Head circumference: a key sign in dating abusive head trauma.

The article by Wittschieber et al offers very interesting insights into subdural hygromas (SDHys) in the particular context of abusive head trauma (AHT). We definitely agree that any pericerebral subdural collections—that is, hygromas or chronic subdural hematomas (true evolution within a few weeks of a subdural hematoma)—should prompt pediatricians to strongly consider AHT if all other classic...