Validity of ultrasound and KUB in detecting urinary stones in renal colic

To measure the validity of ultrasound [U/S] plus urinary system radiological examinations [KUB] in detecting urinary stones in patients with renal colic. Design: Case series descriptive study. Setting: The study was conducted in Al-Zahrawi Teaching Hospital and Al-Rahma Private Hospital, Mosul, during the period from June 1996 to June 1997. Participants: One hundred, fifty-five patients [97 males, 58 females aged 5-55 years] with renal colic who attended the two mentioned hospitals, formed the group of cases. Main outcome measures: KUB and U/S examinations were done for all cases. Intravenous Urography was performed for 35 cases only. Urinary stones were detected in 130 patients using U/S and KUB. U/S detected the stones In 122 of them. The sensitivity of U/S alone in detecting urinary stone is [94%], a value that is improved significantly when U/S was combined with KUB examination [100%]. U/S correctly diagnosed all 116 patients with hydronephrosis plus stone. U/S with KUB can replace IVU in detecting urinary stone in patients with renal colic. Their combination rarely misses a urinary stone

Brucellosis as a cause of orchitis

A total of 48 cases of orchitis were collected, the age range is between 15-54 years, 28 of these cases were due to brucellosis, so that brucellosis is a common cause of orchitis particularly at the age between 15-24. The majority of positive cases were at a dilution of 1/320, all patients were treated with a triple therapy of rifampicin, tetracycline and trimethoprim, all cases were responding to this therapy during three weeks