Arab Board Urology Final Written case studies
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The Arab Board of Health Specializations' Final Written Examination in Urology is the written component of the certification pathway for urologists trained to consultant level in the Arab region. Candidates are typically urology residents completing their final years of training, or practising urologists seeking formal specialty certification recognised across participating Arab health systems. The Arab Board Urology Final Written case studies are 5 cases and about 2,978 words.
1Painless Gross Haematuria with a 3 cm Enhancing Renal Mass in a Solitary Functioning Kidney
A 62-year-old man with type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 7.8%), hypertension, and a body mass index of 34 presents with two episodes of painless gross haematuria. CT with contrast shows a 3.2 cm exophytic, enhancing, partly necrotic mass in the interpolar region of the right kidney.
678 words, about 3 min2Sepsis with an Obstructing 8 mm Ureteral Stone and a Rising Creatinine
A 45-year-old woman presents with 36 hours of right loin pain, fever of 39.1 C, rigors and vomiting. She is tachycardic at 118/min, blood pressure 92/58 mmHg, respiratory rate 24/min, and confused.
584 words, about 3 min3A 34-Year-Old Man with Azoospermia, Normal Testicular Volume and a Normal FSH
A 34-year-old man and his 31-year-old partner present after 2 years of primary infertility. He has a normal libido and potency, testicular volumes of 18 mL bilaterally, and no history of cryptorchidism, orchitis, chemotherapy or pelvic surgery.
547 words, about 3 min4Recurrent Bulbar Stricture After Traumatic Catheterisation in a Man with a Suprapubic Catheter
A 58-year-old man had a traumatic urethral catheterisation during an emergency admission 3 years ago. He now has a 2.5 cm bulbar stricture on retrograde urethrography and voiding cystourethrography, with a suprapubic catheter in place and a chronically empty bladder.
633 words, about 3 min5A 3-Year-Old Boy with a Unilateral Non-Palpable Testis and a Contralateral Retractile Testis
A 3-year-old boy is referred because the right testis cannot be felt in the scrotum. On examination, the left testis is retractile and can be brought into the scrotum, while the right testis is not palpable in the groin or scrotum.
536 words, about 3 min