A retrospective study of the seasonal pattern of urolithiasis.

This retrospective descriptive study was conducted among patients who presented with variable symptoms of urolithiasis at the Department of Surgery and Urology of Gulf Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (GMCHRC), Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in order to assess whether the occurrence of urolithiasis differed in relation to season, temperature and humidity. A checklist was used for abstracting the case record and analysis was performed using PASW 17 version. Maximum number of cases was below the age of 40 years, with a male to female ratio of 5.

Biochemical profiles of hydatid cyst fluids of Echinococcus granulosus of human and animal origin in Libya.

A comparative study on the biochemical parameters in hydatid cyst fluids of sheep, goats, camels, cattle and human cystic forms of Echinococcus granulosus has been made in Libya. Quantitative variations in the levels of sodium, potassium, calcium, cholesterol, glucose, urea, creatinine and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma GT) were found in the cystic fluids of different host origins although these differences were statistically insignificant compared with the hydatid fluids of sheep. However, the concentration of triglycerides and proteins were significantly elevated in the cyst fluids of sheep compared with the other fluids studied.

Studies on serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in primary idiopathic hypothyroidism patients.

Variations in the levels of serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) were measured in control subjects and in 39 adult primary idiopathic hypothyroidism (PIH) patients. The serum GGT activity was low in PIH patients compared to that of control subjects. A more significant correlation was found between serum GGT and T3 (r = 0.

Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in synovial fluid, serum, and urine of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

The changes in the levels of GGT activity in various body fluids, ESR, SF-protein concentration, and SF-WBC count were determined in 59 RA patients and 18 control subjects. The SF-GGT and UGGT were markedly elevated in all RA patients investigated. The increase of SF-GGT is more pronounced than UGGT.