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J E Bertini

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PubMed1998

An unusual cause of lumbar discitis.

STUDY DESIGN: Case report. OBJECTIVE: To identify an unusual cause of lumbar discitis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Discitis resulting from a foreign body has not been reported in the English-language literature. METHOD: A case report is reviewed identifying the presence of this foreign object (titanium), erroneously implanted into the disc space at L5-S1. Imaging studies identify the location and surrounding reaction. RESULTS: The surgical exploration of this disc revealed an inflammatory response surrounding the disc with degeneration within the disc space. CONCLUSION: If this gynecologic procedure is performed using bone anchors, care must be take to ensure that the sacrum is identified before insertion.

Discitis↗
PubMed1988

The etiology and management of genital injuries.

In a 10-year period, we have seen and treated 70 patients with trauma to the genitalia. There were 42 penile, 38 scrotal, and 16 testicular injuries. Patients with severe multisystem or extensive genital wounds were successfully managed by early conservative debridement with delayed definitive repair.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

Renal cell carcinoma in a patient with situs inversus totalis.

Situs inversus occurs with a frequency of about 1 in 8,000. We present a case of renal cell carcinoma in a patient with situs inversus totalis treated with nephrectomy. Uneventful operative management was attained by adequate preoperative radiologic evaluation.

Carcinoma, Renal Cell↗
PubMed1986

The natural history of traumatic branch renal artery injury.

Between 1979 and 1984, 24 patients with traumatic branch renal artery injuries documented by selective angiography were managed at our center. A total of 7 patients (29 per cent) died of nonurological organ system injury during the initial hospitalization. Of the remaining patients 10 were followed for 1 to 5 years after injury. None of these patients required immediate or delayed surgical intervention for complications, while 2 had hypertension after injury that resolved spontaneously by 1 year. The eventual renal function attained by these patients remained normal, the mean creatinine was 0.9 plus or minus 0.1 mg. per dl. and there were no other urological complications. Patients who sustain branch renal artery injuries should be managed nonoperatively unless they exhibit cardiovascular instability. Excision of ischemic parenchyma is indicated only when intractable hypertension associated with increased renin secretion can be identified.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1984

Buckshot colic.

A patient with a shotgun injury to the abdomen and kidney with delayed spontaneous ureteral passage of a shotgun pellet is reported. This rare complication "buckshot colic" usually can be treated nonoperatively. The term "buckshot colic" is clarified.

Adult↗