Radiological manifestations of aluminum toxicity in chronic hemodialysis patients

The methods of determination of Al-related bone disorders including biopsy are painful techniques and unacceptable by most patients. This study aimed at defining a noninvasive procedure for determination of Al-related osteodystrophy by combining the radiologic findings, clinical data and biochemical results We found that the criteria which have been found useful for the noninvasive diagnosis of Al-toxicity are: 1. Three or more rib fractures. 2. Upper rib fracture including 2[nd], 3[rd] or 4[th] rib. 3. Serum Al level of 30 microg% or more. 4. Low level of serum PTH. 5. Microcytic anaemia. 6. Generalized musculoskeletal disability, personality changes and limited physical activity

Ultrasonography of gall bladder in pregnancy

Ultrasonographic examination of the bladder in 160 women was performed, they were 80 healthy pregnant control and 80 pregnant complaining of nausea and vomiting in second and third trimesters. There was a high incidence of gall stones [10%] and biliary sludge [25%] among patient groups specially in the young multigravida. Ultrasonography of gall bladder should be performed as routine examination during obstetrical ultrasound examination of pregnant women

Hydatid cyst of breast

Hydatid disease of the breast is very uncommon. This study described the plain film, mammographic and ultra-sonographic pattern in two proved cases of hydatid cyst of breast, with review of literature

role of ultrasonography in detection of subclinical varicocele [SCV]

There is proved relationship between male infertility and varicocele. Even very small, clinically impalpable or subclinical varicocele [SCV] may have significant effect on male infertility, and palpation alone may be misleading in detection of SCV. We used high resolution ultrasound examination of scrotum for detection of varicocele in 30 infertile persons with normal clinical examination of the scrotum and we found SCV in 40% of them. In our 30 patients with clinically palpable varicocele there was no false negative result by ultrasound and 20% of them showed bilateral varicocele. In the 50 persons of control group [6%] showed SCV by ultrasound examination