Oral Administration of at Early Gestation Modulates Litter Size and the Expression of Inhibin, Insulin, IGF-I, CO Q10, and BMP-15 in Ewes Induced for Twinning.

Gestation in sheep necessitates the support of nutrients to avoid early embryonic mortalities. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of supplementing either L-arginine or Spirulina alga in the first trimester on the pregnancy rate, litter size, inhibin, insulin, IGF-I, CO Q10, and bone morphogenetic peptide 15 (BMP15) in maternal circulation. Animals were offered barley (500 g/head/day, 14% CP), alfalfa hay (1 kg/head/day, 12% CP), clean water, and balanced salt block licks as free choices.

Self-insertion of an odd urethral foreign body that led to Fournier's gangrene.

Self-inserted urethral foreign bodies (FBs) are rare. Neither reported case was the self-inflicted FB due to a lack of financial resources nor was either case complicated by Fournier's gangrene. We present a 54-year-old male who inserted a household pipe to relieve his urine retention.

Giant Prostatic Hyperplasia: Fourth largest prostate reported in medical literature.

A giant prostatic hyperplasia (GPH) weighing more than 700 g is a rare entity. It is believed that only eight such cases have been previously reported in the medical literature. This case report concerns a patient with a GPH weighing 740 g which was successfully removed by suprapubic prostatectomy.

A preliminary report on the impact of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in the management of paediatric head and neck cancer.

Introduction: Paediatric head and neck malignancy accounts for 5% of all paediatric cancers. The choice of treatment and prediction of prognosis depend on the histological type of tumour, initial staging, evaluating treatment response and detection of early recurrence. Conventional imaging modalities have many limitations.