Nightmare Cases archive for 2021

T2 weighted sagittal MRI of the prostate gland demonstrating the anterior tumour.

Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? Sep/Oct 2021

3 September 2021 | | Urologic Oncology

Active surveillance for prostate cancer: missing the boat Case In 2005 a 43-year-old man of Afro-Caribbean ethnicity was referred to our centre for investigation of suspected prostate cancer. Digital rectal exam revealed a firm right lobe, PSA of 2.3ng/ml, prostate...

Axial CT image 12 months post surgery demonstrating a thickening of the left rectus muscle.

Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? May/Jun 2021

5 May 2021 | | Urologic Oncology

It’s not in the bag until it’s out of the abdomen: abdominal wall recurrence after ruptured retrieval bag during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy We present a case of failure of a specimen retrieval bag during a robot-assisted partial nephrectomy resulting in...