Urinary carbohydrate antigen 19-9/creatinine ratio: A non-invasive marker for follow-up of unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction in children.

Introduction: Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is the most common cause of hydronephrosis in children. One major challenge in the management of UPJO is to select the patients that must be subjected to early obstruction relief. Currently, there is no gold standard for this assessment.

Effect of pre-emptive magnesium sulfate infusion on the post-operative pain relief after elective cesarean section.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of pre-operative single dose of intravenous (I.V.) magnesium sulfate infusion in patients undergoing elective Cesarean section.