Knowledge and Practice of Primary Health Care Providers in the Management of Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and Gout in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia.

Introduction & Aim The most prevalent type of inflammatory arthritis is gout. It develops because of hyperuricemia, which makes monosodium urate (MSU) crystals accumulate in the joints. However, hyperuricemia does not always cause gout.

Intraoperative ultrasound control of surgical margins during partial nephrectomy.

Aims: To evaluate a simple and fast technique to ensure negative surgical margins on partial nephrectomies, while correlating margin statuses with the final pathology report.

Subjects And Methods: This study was conducted for patients undergoing partial nephrectomy (PN) with T1-T2 renal tumors from January 2010 to the end of December 2015. Before tumor removal, intraoperative ultrasound (US) localization was performed.