We report a case of a 20-year-old female. The patient presented since the age of 10 years, left anterior purulent rhinorrhea, fetid and recurrent when antibiotic treatment was stopped. This rhinorrhea was associated with chronic ipsilateral nasal obstruction and cacosmia.

Paranasal sinus osteoma is a rare benign tumor that evolves slowly and can be responsible for ophthalmologic, sinus and endocranial complications. Its treatment, when it is necessary, is only surgical. We report two cases of fronto-ethmoidal osteoma with orbital extension operated in our department, using a para-latero-nasal approach with supra-superciliary extension. Through these cases and in the light of the literature, we will discuss the interest of this approach in the management of ethmoidal fronto-orbital osteomas. Also, we will underline the advantages and inconveniences of other approaches.

Background: The surgical removal of the kidney, nephrectomy, is not a minor surgical procedure. It is a major endeavor. Indications for nephrectomy range from benign to malignant pathological conditions. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study of children aged 15 years and below who had nephrectomy between January 2016 and December 2020 at the pediatric surgery unit of a teaching hospital in Enugu, Nigeria. The information extracted included the age of the patient at presentation, gender, and predominant presenting symptom and the pathology (indication), duration of symptoms before presentation to the hospital, time interval between presentation and nephrectomy, operative procedure performed complications of treatment, duration of hospital stay and outcome of treatment. Results: Eighteen (18) pediatric nephrectomies were performed during the study period. There were 14 (77.8%) males and 4 (22.2%) females. The mean age of the patients was 6 years with a range of 3 years to 9 years. Nephroblastoma was the most common indication (pathology) for nephrectomy. Nephrectomies were performed more on the left side than on the right. Simple nephrectomy was performed in all the patients. However, children with nephroblastoma had nephroureterectomy. Surgical site infection was the most common post-operative complication. About one-quarter of the patients expired due to tumor metastasis. Conclusion: Nephrectomy is the optimal procedure for neoplasm of the kidney or non-functional kidney. Malignant kidney tumour (nephroblastoma) was the most common indication for nephrectomy in the present study.