Perineal reconstruction supplemented by abdominal advancement following recurrent penile cancer: Two cases

Two cases of perineal fistula following cowperitis.

Before the use of chemotherapy and antibiotics, acute and chronic inflammation of Cowper's glands was a fairly common complication of gonorrhoea and non-gonococcal urethritis. These conditions were well reviewed by Harkness (1937), but they are now relatively uncommon. The following two cases were seen in the Special Treatment Centre at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. In both cases, fistulae existe...

Surgical management of penile cancer--report of two cases.

Recurrent pneumothorax following abdominal paracentesis.

A 62 year old man presented with abdominal ascites, without pleural effusion, due to peritoneal mesothelioma. He had chronic obstructive airways disease and a past history of right upper lobectomy for tuberculosis. On two occasions abdominal paracentesis was followed within 72 hours by pneumothorax. This previously unreported complication of abdominal paracentesis may be due to increased diaphr...

Recurrent toxin-mediated perineal erythema: eleven pediatric cases.

BACKGROUND Recurrent toxin-mediated perineal erythema is a cutaneous disease mediated by superantigens made by staphylococci and streptococci, which, to our knowledge, has only been reported in young adults. We describe recurrent toxin-mediated perineal erythema in 11 children and outline the differences between recurrent toxin-mediated perineal erythema and Kawasaki disease in this age range. ...

Double laparoscopy assisted cylindrical abdominal–perineal resection for low rectal cancer with 4 cases report

INTRODUCTION Rectal cancer is a common cancer worldwide. Low rectal cancer exhibits a tendency for recurrence. Surgical resection is an important treatment for rectal cancer. Cylindrical abdominal-perineal resection is suitable for patients with low rectal cancer and has helped improve the prognosis of these patients. However, there are some difficulties during the operation. Especially the per...