Epithelial cells that line mammalian kidney nephrons have solitary nonmotile primary cilium projecting from their surface into the lumens of the ducts and tubules. Mutations that block the assembly of these cilia cause cystic kidney disease. The products of human autosomal dominant and recessive polycystic kidney disease genes and products of the nephronophthisis disease genes are at least part...

We report a case of malignant melanoma of the kidney presenting as a primary tumor. This tumor was found incidentally in a 67-year-old man. This is a rare primer malign melanoma case of the kidney in 67-year old man, with no history of melanoma, presenting with an asymptomatic solitary renal mass. The patient underwent a right radical nephrectomy, We discuss the probability that this tumor is r...

Isolated involvement of the kidneys by ray fungus is very rare. Cope (1938) had found only 20 cases in the literature. Baron and Arduino (1949) reported what they considered the twentieth case of primary or solitary actinomycosis of the kidney. Wilson-Pepper (1951) published the report of a case of actinomycosis of the right kidney which was also the seat of calculus pyonephrosis. The case repo...

Thyroid cancers coexisted with kidney cancer in a patient is an unusual event. Here, we described a case of 35-year-old woman with synchronous occurrence of primary papillary carcinoma and follicular carcinoma of the thyroid, accompanied by renal cell carcinoma and solitary fibrous tumor of the kidney, which has not been reported in literature to our best knowledge. Its clinical and pathologica...

INTRODUCTION Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a standard, safe, and efficient method for removing large renal calculi. Despite development of endourologic equipment, complications of the PCNL are still prevalent. Even though therapeutic modalities such as mini-micro PCNL have been developed in recent years, the complications are a serious concern yet. The most important complication is he...

Abstract Ureteral double-J stents have become a part and parcel in contemporary urologic practice. As the use of is increasing, complications are also increasing. Knot formation stent rare phenomenon. Twenty-seven cases been reported till now. This case would be 28th to reported, young male with solitary left kidney who was on regular periodic substitution.