First characterisation of natural radioactivity in building materials manufactured in Albania.

This study focuses on the radiological characterisation of building materials manufactured in Albania by using a high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometer. The average activity concentrations of (40)K, (226)Ra and (232)Th were, respectively, 644.1±64.

[Spontaneous rupture of the upper urinary tract in a pregnant woman. Value of ultrasonography and computed tomography in the diagnosis and treatment].

We report the eighteenth case of spontaneous rupture of the upper urinary tract in a pregnant woman (age = 24 years, term = 28 weeks). Sonography showed an anechogenic collection in the left perirenal area. Computed tomography confirmed the diagnosis of rupture.