Nephroptosis and ureteroinguinal incarcerated hernia mimicking acute appendicitis.

The involvement of kidney, perirenal fat, and ureter is a rare variant of inguinal hernia. We report a case of a 78-year-old man presenting with typical clinical signs of acute appendicitis. Ultrasonography and CT scan revealed ptosis of the right kidney with a major part of the perirenal capsule involved in a large right sided inguinal hernia with acute obstruction of the ureter and urostasis.

Antimicrobial resistance of commensal and from food-producing animals in Russia.

Background And Aim: Although and are common members of human and animal gut microbiota, their resistance to different antimicrobials makes them important pathogens. Multidrug-resistant enterococci often contaminate foods of animal origin at slaughterhouses. The World Health Organization and the World Organization for Animal Health recommend including animal-derived enterococci in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) monitoring programs.

Geographical distribution of dioxins, cadmium, and mercury concentrations in reindeer liver, kidneys, and muscle in the Russian Far North.

Reindeer herding is a vitally important agricultural sector in the Russian Far North. It is believed that Northern ecosystems readily accumulate persistent pollutants because of trophic chains and climate features peculiar to the region. Reindeers graze on vast areas, and their seasonal migrations to distances of up to hundreds of kilometers in the North-South direction increase the likelihood of crossing a locally polluted area.

Antimicrobial resistance of commensal from food-producing animals in Russia.

Background And Aim: Commensal is an important indicator of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals and food of animal origin. Therefore, it was recommended by the World Health Organization and OIE for inclusion in resistance surveillance programs. At the same time, the data on isolates from animals in Russia are scarce.

Primary hyperparathyreosis: is concordant sonography and scintigraphy really so important?

Background: In primary hyperparathyreosis, US and scintigraphy are the most usual preoperative localization methods for detection of parathyroid adenomas or hyperplasia.

Results: 88 (80 female) patients were detected. Unilateral neck exploration was performed in 43 patients (48.

[Changes in membrane enzymes in warm liver ischemia].

Background: The aim of the study is to perform a morphological analysis of certain membrane enzymes and parenchymal alterations during warm ischemia in the pig liver.

Methodology: Standard hepatectomies were performed in a set of 24 pigs. Intraoperative intravenous (portal vein) hydroxyl radical scavenger Stobadine and Pentoxifylline was administered.

Warm liver ischemia in experiment and lysosomal markers.

Background: The aim of the study is to perform a morphological analysis of certain lysosomal enzymes and parenchymal alterations during warm ischemia in the pig liver.

Methods: Standard hepatectomies were performed in a set of 24 pigs. Intra-operative intravenous (portal vein) Pentoxiphylline and hydroxyl radical scavenger Stobadine was administered.

Subtotal colectomy in the treatment of acute malignant left-sided large bowel obstruction.

Background: The goal of this study is to evaluate our long-term experience with the decision of optimal urgent surgical treatment.

Methods: This study is a retrospective analysis and comparison of patients with acute left-sided malignant bowel obstruction and results after staged or single-stage operations. All hospital records of patients undergoing stage or one-stage surgical procedures in the la 10-year period (1998-2007) were analyzed considering the severity of illness, postoperative morbidity and mortality, reoperations, hospital stay, quality of life and long term results of surgical treatment.