BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In this retrospective study, nature, clinical presentations, diagnostic modalities, and endoscopic treatment of urinary system foreign bodies were evaluated. METHODS A total of 8 cases were treated with endoscopic surgery between February 15, 2007 and June 12, 2012. Clinical findings, radiologic diagnosis, and management were reviewed. RESULTS We observed that urin...

The effect of growth in the presence and absence of 86 m\i glucose on fruiting-body number and size, fruiting-body proportions and morphogenesis in the slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum, strain Ax-2, has been investigated. Cells grown in the absence of glucose (N.S. cells) formed 2-1 limes more fruiting bodies than glucose-grown cells allowed to differentiate under the same conditions and at...

The chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that occupy a non-acidified vacuole (the inclusion) during their entire developmental cycle. These bacteria produce a set of proteins (Inc proteins) that localize to the surface of the inclusion within infected cells. Chlamydia trachomatis IncA is also commonly found in long fibers that extend away from the inclusion. We used standard and confo...

Background: Intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) such as air gun pellet is a rare finding in wild animals like Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The purpose of the present scientific report is to describe the surgical retrieval of IOFB secondary to ballistic wound in a wild Rhesus macaque. Case description: A juvenile female wild Rhesus macaque was brought with the history of swollen and inflamed ...

Interaction between a structure under base excitation and heavy non-structural elements that it supports is significant in the seismic analysis and design of the structure. Heavy non-structural elements may slide/rock under base excitation, and this dynamic action affects the seismic behavior of the supporting structure. Hence, in this study, a numerical model was presented to describe the seis...

This paper aims to explain the key points and highlight some of the controversies in the development of the British Pain Society's pelvic pain patient pathway map. Many clinicians lack experience and confidence with this group of patients, and this issue is highlighted. Additionally, the difficulties of classification and definitions in this area are discussed in detail. These are historical ca...

A 22-year-old man was admitted with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting secondary to ingestion of multiple foreign bodies. He was found to be in increasing distress with an increase in abdominal pain and distention and no passage of foreign bodies. Patient underwent a laparotomy. Foreign bodies removed from perforated distal ileum included 8 big size (10 cm) plastic clothes pegs, a 10 cm pencil...

An otherwise healthy three-year-old boy was referred to the emergency department with a one-day history of redness, pain and sensation of foreign bodies in his left eye. His parents had held a birthday party the day before, during which he was in contact with exotic animals, including a tarantula. No other children at the party were symptomatic. Treatment with erythromycin ointment four times d...