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Compassion In Medicine, Lawrence M. Wyner M.D.
Compassion In Medicine, Lawrence M. Wyner M.D.
Lawrence M. Wyner, MD
“Doctor, you know this patient’s HIV-positive.” The scrub nurse’s words hit me like a ton of bricks. I had been called into the operating room to assist one of my colleagues, a good friend and a good surgeon, who had requested my help after he had inadvertently gotten into the bladder during a hernia repair. I scrubbed in and took a look – the bladder neck was almost completely detached from the bladder. A small papillary tumor was visible just lateral to the left ureteral orifice. I snipped off the tumor with the Metzenbaum scissors, fulgurated its base, and proceeded …
A Case Of Congenital Unilateral Absence Of The Vas Deferens, Bi Mo, Vishnu Garla, Lawrence M. Wyner M.D.
A Case Of Congenital Unilateral Absence Of The Vas Deferens, Bi Mo, Vishnu Garla, Lawrence M. Wyner M.D.
Lawrence M. Wyner, MD
Background
Congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens occurs in 0.5%–1.0% of males. It has been associated with various genitourinary abnormalities, including renal agenesis. We report a case of congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens found incidentally during vasectomy in a patient with known unilateral renal agenesis.
Case presentation
A 24-year-old male presented to our urology clinic requesting vasectomy. His past history was significant for left renal agenesis. Following successful right vasectomy, several attempts to locate the left vas deferens were unsuccessful. We diagnosed congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens. Follow-up semen analysis showed azoospermia.
Conclusion
As vasectomies …
Charles A. Hoffman, M.D.: Physician, Leader, Humanist, Lawrence M. Wyner M.D.
Charles A. Hoffman, M.D.: Physician, Leader, Humanist, Lawrence M. Wyner M.D.
Lawrence M. Wyner, MD
Physician role models are as important for the seasoned practitioner as they are for the recent medical school graduate. To this end, the life and career of Charles "Carl" A. Hoffman, M.D. (Fig. 1), American Urological Association (AUA) President 1967-1968, are legion. Dr. Hoffman had humble origins in the southern Ohio industrial town of Ironton. Born in 1904, he lost both parents before the age of 10 years, and was taken in by relatives. To help support his extended family, he got an after-school job at a local pharmacy (Fig. 2a), running errands and delivering prescriptions. The sight of people …