فهرست مطالب سهیلا مددی

Correction to: Congenital Anomalies of Kidney and Urinary Tract in a Dissected Cadaver: Case Report


Mohammad Hassan Sakhaie1,
Marziyeh Pooladi2,
Soheila Madadi3,
Yusef Abbasi1

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
In the article published in volume 33, issue 223, 2023, the affiliation of Soheila Madadi was published incorrectly, which is now corrected.

Congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract account for about 30% of malformations diagnosed in children. These malformations may have derived from cellular and molecular deterioration. Some of these abnormalities, including accessory renal arteries, ureter duplication, and lobulated kidneys require early diagnosis before kidney transplantation and pelvic surgeries. During the routine dissection of an about 60-year-old man cadaver at Arak University of Medical Sciences, some congenital anomalies of the urinary system, including bilateral ureter on the left side and lobulated of both kidneys were observed. In this case, also an accessory renal artery was originated from the abdominal aorta and entered the lower pole of the left kidney hilum. Immediate identification of accessory renal arteries and duplicated ureters are necessary for kidney transplantation and prevention of vesicoureteral reflux. Early diagnosis of these problems through clinical symptoms and radiographic images before surgery is important as it reduces the possibility of errors or surgery compilations.

Anthropometric data, particularly cranio-facial variables, is important in forensic medicine, sex determination, designing ergonomic instrument and plastic surgery. The aim of present study is to determine the relation between stature and facial length and facial width among students in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

This study was done on 201 students (100 males and 101 females), in the range of 18–41 years. Stature, facial length and facial width were measured by using a standard spreading caliper. The linear regression used for examining the relationship between stature and facial length and facial width. The data was analyzed by software SPSS 16. Independent-Samples T-Test was used to compare the data. The relationship between quantitative data was assessed by Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the linear regression equations were used to determine the relation between stature with facial parameters.

The result of study showed that the mean of facial length in male and female were 12.077±0.212 and 10.998±0.261 respectively. The mean of facial width in male and female were 13.727±0.820 and 11.363±0.675 respectively. In both sex, there were significant importance in facial length and width, especially in facial width in comparison to facial length. The mean of stature in male and female were 171.036±3.528 and 167.430±3.938 respectively. There was a correlation between stature and facial length (r =0.429, P=0.0001) and facial width (r =0.54, P=0.0001).

The analysis of linear regression for the all cases indicates that there is a relationship between stature and facial length/width. Hence, this study can be useful in forensic medicine, sex determination, designing ergonomic instrument and plastic surgery.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of endurance training and resistance programs on sperm parameters and spermatogenesis in diabetic rats.

In this experimental study, in one group, 24 healthy male Wistar rats were assigned into three subgroups (control, endurance training, and resistance training). The next group (n=24) consisted of male rats, in which diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of nicotinamide (120mg/kg( + streptozotocin (65mg/kg( after 12 hours of starvation. This group was divided into three subgroups (diabetic control, diabetic endurance training, and diabetic resistance training). One week after the induction of diabetes, resistance, and endurance training protocols were performed in all groups for 10 weeks. Twenty-four hours after the last training session, the left epididymis was removed to examine sperm parameters.

Blood glucose levels significantly reduced in diabetic group with endurance and resistance trainings (P<0.0001). Sperm parameters (count, motility, and morphology) did not significantly increase in the diabetic group with endurance and resistance training programs compared with those in the diabetic control group (P<0.05). Spermatogenesis indexes (tubul differentiated index, spermiogenesis index, and repopulation index) significantly increased in the diabetic group with endurance and resistance training programs compared with those in the diabetic control group (P<0.0001).

Both types of exercises improved spermatogenesis indexes, but further experiments are needed to evaluate the role of moderate-intensity exercise on the oxidative stress in fertility of diabetic rats.