Volume 19, Number 3Case ReviewSurgical Solution to an Intracorporeal Nickel AllergyAndrew StammPaul KozlowskiJared BrandenbergerA previously healthy 30-year-old man with a symptomatic varicocele underwent gonadal vein embolization using nickel vascular plugs. He developed a painful hypersensitivity to his nickel plugs and elected to pursue laparoscopic excision and proximal gonadal vein ligation. In the operating room, the gonadal vein was isolated from the ureter, and ligated proximal to the cephalad plug and distal to the caudal coil. His pain is completely resolved 5 months after surgery. Metal allergies are well documented in orthopedics and cardiology implants, but there are a limited number of case reports of metal allergies after varicocele embolization. Interestingly, nickel is the most common type of metal hypersensitivity. [Rev Urol. 2017;19(3):195–197 doi: 10.3909/riu0769] © 2017 MedReviews®, LLCVaricoceleMetal allergyNickelCoil embolizationGonadal vein
Volume 21, Number 2Case ReviewIntraperitoneal Rupture of a Synovial Sarcoma of the KidneyAndrew StammPaul KozlowskiNeal ContiSemra OlgacJohn Paul FloresMichael J WagnerPrimary renal synovial sarcoma is an aggressive, extremely rare disease. Nearly all reported cases are characterized by SYT-SSX gene translocation (X;18)(p11;q11). We describe the case of a 43-year-old woman who presented with an intraperitoneal rupture of this rare sarcoma followed by a right radical nephrectomy. Follow-up imaging 1 month after surgery revealed peritoneal carcinomatosis. She began systemic chemotherapy with doxorubicin and dacarbazine, progressed after 3 months, and is currently receiving single-agent ifosfamide. Only one instance of intraperitoneal rupture has been reported previously. This case report contributes to the characterization of this rare disease. [Rev Urol. 2019;21(2/3):141–143] © 2019 MedReviews®, LLCKidney cancerOncologyRenal synovial sarcoma