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Scrotal calcinosis is a rare pathology and etiology still discussed. We report five cases in patients without particular history of another disease. Clinical examination revealed scrotal wall with painless nodules of various sizes producing a whitish substance, pasty. The phosphate levels were normal in all patients. They all had a resection of the lesions associated with scholarships plasty recovery. Histopathological study revealed calcified epidermoid cysts in 4 cases., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

Renal bilharzioma is an exceptional localization that occurs as a complication of urogenital bilharzioma. The authors report the case of a renal bilharzioma, in a 7-year-old patient, being considered as a nephroblastoma. The investigations revealed a large abdominal mass with solid component. She underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radical nephrectomy. The histological examination of the specimen concluded to renal bilharzioma. The authors underline the difficulty of differential diagnosis with nephroblastoma. The diagnosis is often made after surgery by histological examination of the specimen., (Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

Objective: To present the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic features of the urological emergencies in Senegal, West Africa., Material and Methods: The authors conducted a 20 months retrospective study that analyzed the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic features of all urological emergencies admitted to the urology department of the university teaching hospital Aristide-Le-Dantec (Dakar)., Results: There were 1237 urological emergencies. The mean age of the patients was 58.8 years (range one month-94 years). The sex ratio (M/F) was 20.32. These patients had an age equal to or higher than 60 years in 50.7% of the cases. The most frequent illness was urinary retention (53%) and genitor-urinary system infectious, which represented as a whole 16.4% of the cases. The gangrenes of male external genitalia (Fournier's gangrene) accounted for 4.1% of the cases and the priapism 1.3%. In emergency, 331 surgical operations were performed. The most performed procedures were the installation of a suprapubic catheter (59.8%) and debridement of a gangrene of male external genitalia (15.4%)., Conclusion: The most frequent urological emergency in our country was the acute urinary retention. Some serious illness like gangrene of male external genitalia (Fournier's gangrene) and priapism are not rare there.

Unlabelled: Prune Belly syndrome (PBS) is a rare complex malformation with male predominance. His pathogeny is not yet completely elucidated. The goal of this work is to analyze the epidemiological, anatomoclinical and treatment aspects of a retrospective trial in Aristide-Le-Dantec Hospital., Patients and Methods: We carried out a retrospective study about 22 cases collected in the departments of urology-andrology and pediatric surgery in Aristide-Le-Dantec Hospital between April 1995 and November 2004., Results: The mean age of the patients was 15 months with extremes of one day and 10 years. The somatic examination revealed 20 cases of complete abdominal muscle aplasia, one right partial form and the last case had a left partial form. Nineteen patients were managed with conservative treatment and three patients benefited a surgical act for urinary abnormalities. The Montfort intervention was performed in two patients respectively aged eight and 10 years. The orchidopexy, stage 1, by Fowler-Stephens technique was performed in 13 cases. Five cases of death and nine cases of testicular atrophy after orchidopexy occurred. The followings were satisfactory in the three operated patients for urinary abnormalities., Conclusion: The renal failure is the main cause of death. The management of the urinary tract abnormalities must be performed individually. The testis descending should be performed in newborn period to enhance the fertility chances. The abdominoplasty also should be done early for aesthetic reason and to improve pulmonary, defecation, and voiding functions.