A Hindu male child, three years old, was admitted to hospital with difficulty in passing urine, and distension of the bladder. The symptoms were of two months' duration. The passage of a sound failed to detect the vesical stone. X-ray examination revealed no stone. Symptomatic treatment gave no relief. Suprapubic cystotomy was performed, and a soft growth about one inch long was found arising f...

on the 25th September, 1907. He had suffered for the previous three months from symptoms of serious bladder trouble?difficulty in micturition, pain, weight and fulness in the perinseum with alkalinity of the urine and some cystitis. Examination by the rectum and the introduction of a catheter confirmed the diagnosis of enlargement of the prostate. On the 27th September suprapubic cystotomy was ...

CASE REPORT We present a case of plateau iris and glaucoma due to multiple unilateral iridociliary cysts. The patient was treated with iridotomy Nd: YAG laser and 360° iridoplasty, without achieving pressure control. Phacoemulsification improved the hypertension. Dynamic gonioscopy and OCT of the anterior chamber was also performed before and after treatment. DISCUSSION Iridociliary cysts are...

Urethral catheterization is a common procedure among pediatric patients. Intravesical knotting of a polyethylene feeding tube used as a urethral catheter is rare. This report described such a complication in an infant who had urethral catheterization with 5 Fr feeding tube. Removal of the catheter necessitated cystotomy. This complication is preventable if the feeding tube is inserted only as s...

Cystotomy, ovariohysterectomy (OVH) for pyometra, and correction of a gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) represent three of the most common surgical procedures performed in an emergency setting in small animal veterinary practice. Successful outcome is dependent on meticulous pre-operative workup and stabilization, knowledge of proper surgical technique, having the necessary equipment to car...