Comparison of the Effects Potassium Polycitrate with No Treatment on Microlithiasis Infants Referred to a Pediatric Nephrology Clinic

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare infiltrative pulmonary disease, in which intraalveolar accumulation of small stones (microliths) consisting of calcium phosphatite occurs. It is an autosomal recessive disorder. The disease occurs as a result of the disruption of type IIb sodium phosphate cotransporter in type II alveolar cells after the mutation of SLC34A2. Majority of patients are d...

Ten percent to 20% of Americans will develop gallstones. Bile salts and bile acids may be interchangeably used, although their strict physicochemical properties differ [1,2]. The basis for most biliary tract disease, gallstones are a significant health care burden in the United States, where more than 700,000 cholecystectomies are performed annually. The resultant cost from symptoms and complic...

Objectives To compare elastography measurements in men with normal testicular tissue, testicular microlithiasis and testicular cancer. Methods A total of 248 consecutive patients were included. All men provided written informed consent. Testicular stiffness was assessed using shear wave elastography (SWE). Three SWE velocity measurements were assessed in each testicle. The patients were divid...

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare disease characterized by the deposition of calcium phosphate within the alveoli. We report the case of a 20-year-old man with a 6-week history of cough and shortness of breath on exertion. The chest radiograph demonstrated a bilateral symmetrical micronodular pattern. High-resolution computed tomography revealed bilateral diffuse fine nodular shadowin...

torsion of the gallbladder is a relatively rare surgical disease which mimics acute cholecystitis' symptoms that usually would not be respondable to medical therapies. the torsion would mostly be diagnosed intra-operatively. cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice. in general in our centre, general surgery department, imam reza hospital, mashhad, iran, since 1986 over 14000 cholecystect...

a case of pulmonary microlithiasis is descrtbed vind diagnosis confirmed by needle biopsy

BACKGROUND The association of testicular microlithiasis with testicular tumour and the need for follow-up remain largely unclear. METHODS We conducted a national questionnaire survey involving consultant BAUS members (BAUS is the official national organisation (like the AUA in USA) of the practising urologists in the UK and Ireland), to provide a snapshot of current attitudes towards investig...