Parmi tous les syndromes de surmenage liés à la pratique sportive, la pubalgie est certainement un des plus invalidants. C'est un syndrome douloureux de la région inguino-pubienne qui touche particulièrement le joueur du football. Les formes inguino-pariètales sont de loin les plus fréquentes. Le traitement médical est entrepris dans la majorité des cas, mais il semble être moins efficace dans ...

Epididymo-orchitis (EO) is a rare but important cause of scrotal swelling in pediatric patients. EO is caused by bacteremia leading to hematogenous seeding or ascending infection of the urinary tract. EO can be associated with abscess, bacteremia, and other serious infections, and must be distinguished from other causes of scrotal swelling such as testicular torsion. We present a case of a 16-d...

Neonatal scrotal hematoma is a rare genitourinary emergency. Some cases have underlining aetiologic factors such as testicular torsion, adrenal hemorrhage, or birth trauma, and others are idiopathic. Previously, immediate scrotal exploration was considered imperative for diagnosis and treatment. With good imaging techniques, some patients are managed nonoperatively. We report a case of idiopath...

The Timing of the Blood Pressure Measurement May Affect the Result in Patients With Acute Stroke To the Editor: I have read the article by M Willmoth et al (Hypertension 2004;43:18–24) in which a high blood pressure in acute stroke patients was associated with poor outcome, with great interest. I wonder, however, why the blood pressure timing, even though recorded, was not included in the analy...

Pig scrotal/inguinal and umbilical hernias are the most prevalent congenital disorders in pigs and often cause animal welfare problems and economic loss. To identify susceptibility loci for these traits, a genome-wide scan with 194 microsatellite markers covering the pig genome was performed in a White Duroc x Erhualian resource population with 23 scrotal/inguinal F(2) animals, 50 umbilical F(2...

The effects of disk herniations on the career and performance outcomes of Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers are unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine the outcomes after a cervical or lumbar disk herniation for MLB pitchers. Forty MLB pitchers from 1984 to 2009 with a cervical disk herniation or lumbar disk herniation were identified using a previously established protocol. Cervi...