Evaluation of glomerular filtration rate decline in patients with renal colic.

Purpose: The aim of current study was to evaluate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline in patients with renal colic.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted on patients with definitive diagnosis of renal colic in Alzahra hospital. Data including gender, age, and underlying disease were extracted from medical records.

Evaluating the efficacy of intraplaque injection of dexamethasone with oral tadalafil in the chordee patients with Peyronie disease.

Background: Some studies demonstrated the effect of the combination of modalities in Peyronie's disease (PD) therapy; however, there is no comprehensive study for evaluation of dexamethasone and phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors such as tadalafil in the treatment of PD, so the study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of intraplaque injection of dexamethasone with oral tadalafil in the patients with PD.

Materials And Methods: This double-blinded randomized, controlled trial was conducted on the patients with PD referred to Alzahra and Khorshid hospitals, Isfahan, Iran. Then the patients were randomly divided into two groups as intervention and control groups.

Spontaneous nephrocutaneous fistula due to xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis with secondary enterocutaneous fistula: a rare case report.

Chronic infection, especially in the setting of obstruction like calculous disease, may result in the fistula tract development of fistula tract from kidney to the other proximal organs. However, nephrocutaneous fistula is a rare complication, and the primary cause of its development is previous surgical intervention, trauma, or malignancy. Our case was a 26-year-old Afghan man with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) resulted in spontaneous nephrocutaneous fistula.

Relationship between Plasma Levels of Zinc and Clinical Course of Pneumonia.

Background: Pneumonia is a common disease and is more prevalent among children and the elderly. Zinc (Zn) is an essential substance for the human body and plays an important role in regulating the immune system. Studies have shown a possible relation between the Zn plasma levels and pneumonia.