S TUDIES on the influence of renal ischemia on kidney function have indicated that following a period of ligation of the renal pedicle (and the subsequent release of the ligature) there is a decrease in clearance of paraaminohippuric acid (C,,,) greater proportionally than the decrease in both renal plasma (RPF) (I) and renal blood flow (RBF) (2). Selkurt (3) has shown that the extraction ratio...

Lefty is a member of the transforming growth factor (TGF) β superfamily, which is implicated in left‑right patterning during embryogenesis. Previous studies revealed that lefty attenuates the epithelial‑mesenchymal transition in tubular epithelial cells. In the present study, the protective effect of lefty1 on renal interstitial injury was further assessed. Mice with a unilateral ureteral obstr...

Background The ligation of the patent processus vaginalis (PPV) is the challenging issue during the orchidopexy in the patients who suffering undescended testis (UDT). In the present study we aimed to comparing the advantages of the orchidopexy with high-ligation method and the san-ligation method as a modified orchidopexy in our more than 6 years` experiences. Materials and Methods The medical...

This study was designed to better understand how women in a developing region choose between the multiple options available to them for birthing. We conducted focused, open-ended ethnographic interviews with 38 nonindigenous, economically marginal women in Chiapas, Mexico. We found that although medical services for birthing were readily available to them, these women most often chose tradition...

distal renal tubular acidosis is a syndrome of abnormal urine acidification and is characterized by hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia, hypercalciurea, nephrocalcinosis and nephrolithiasis. despite the presence of persistent hypokalemia, acute muscular paralysis is rarely encountered in males.here, we will report an eighteen year old male patient who presented with flaccid quadripar...

in isfahan tubal ligation project was initiated in july 1970. a total of 310 women, referring to the university of isfahan health center and or admitted to the arnin maternity hospital, were interviewed for tubal ligation procedure. thirty six patients rejected tubal ligation and 274 women accepted. of the latter group 114 patients did not refer later on. a total of 160 tubal ligations were per...

A prospective, randomized trial on 416 consecutive cases of appendicectomies was carried out in which half of the cases had simple ligation of the stump and the rest had invagination of the stump in addition. The two groups were matched for age, sex, state of personal hygiene and nutrition. The incidence of wound infection, and early and late post-operative complications remained comparabl...

background & objectives: tubular adenomas are rare benign epithelial tumours of breast affecting predominantly females of child bearing age group. till now, very small number of cases have been reported in the literature. present study was carried out to evaluate the clinico-pathological features of tubular adenoma cases diagnosed during three years study period along with discussion of pos...

â  background treatment of hemorrhoid disease is one of the most challenging fields in general surgery in which different methods are used to treat this condition. in this study, we compared the manometric and clinical results of three treatment methods for hemorrhoids. me t hod s a total of 150 patients with symptomatic grades ii or iii internal hemorrhoids were randomly assigned to three grou...