Effect of tamsulosin versus tamsulosin plus tadalafil on renal calculus clearance after shock wave lithotripsy: An open-labelled, randomised, prospective study.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of tamsulosin versus tamsulosin plus tadalafil in achieving clearance of fragments after shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) to treat renal calculi.

Methods: Between January 2016 to December 2017, 140 patients with solitary, non-branched, non-lower calyceal renal calculus and measuring less than 20 mm and treated with SWL were randomized to tamsulosin (group A) or tamsulosin plus tadalafil (group B). Therapy was given for a period of 4 weeks.

Severe Interferon/Ribavirin-Induced Hyperuricemia and Urate Nephropathy Requiring Rasburicase and Hemodialysis in a Liver Transplant Recipient.

Introduction: Hyperuricemia caused by pegylated-interferon-α2a and ribavirin therapy has been rarely reported. We report a case of severe hyperuricemia and urate nephropathy in a liver transplant recipient with recurrent hepatitis C, which required discontinuation of therapy, rasburicase, and hemo-dialysis.

Case Report: A 64-year-old female liver transplant recipient was begun on treatment of fibrosis cholestatic hepatitis with pegylated-interferon-α2a and ribavirin therapy.

Renal artery stenosis with hyponatremic hypertensive syndrome in a 7-year-old child.

Hyponatremic hypertensive syndrome is a combination of renovascular hypertension and hyponatremia. Although reported in adults, it is rare in children. We report a 7-year-old boy having renal artery stenosis associated with hyponatremic hypertensive syndrome.

Penile metastasis from primay mucinous adenocarcinoma of bladder.

Primary adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder is not common. Though penile metastases from transitional cell carcinoma are reported, such metastases from adenocarcinoma of urinary bladder is unknown. We report a 55-year-old male having penile metastasis from primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of bladder.

Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the head and neck.

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) of the head and neck region has been a rarely reported entity. These lesions have a high propensity for distant metastasis. A retrospective study of the medical records at our institute, revealed thirty-eight cases of ASPS.

Transoral laser surgery for early glottic cancers.

Objective: To demonstrate the oncologic safety of transoral endoscopic laser surgery in early glottic cancers.

Patients: The study included 107 patients with early glottic cancers. The disease was in situ in 21 (19.