These results suggest that EPO is effective in attenuating renal ischemia/reperfusion injury, and this effect may be related to tyrosine kinase activity.

PRE consisting of 10 min of P followed by 10 min of D decreases the oxidative stress induced by sustained P in the plasma, liver, and kidney. PRE significantly limits liver and kidney injury after prolonged P and P/D. After further studies to define its ideal timing, PRE before L incorporating P may have clinical relevance, especially for elderly patients or those with impaired hepatic and/or renal function or perfusion.

The results suggest that both 15 and 10 mmHg of LAP could lead to an increased oxidative stress response during LC, but no difference was found between the groups.

HighlightsDevelopmental abnormalities of liver including ectopic liver are rare conditions.Although it does not usually produce any symptom clinically, it can rarely result in serious complications such as bleeding, pyloric and portal vein obstruction.Ectopic liver has the capacity of malignant transformation to hepatocellular carcinoma that makes it essential to be removed.The vascular anatomy of ectopic liver should be identified before the dissection of gallbladder in order to prevent hemorrhage from the liver parenchyma.

Testicular atrophy is a sequela of inguinal hernioplasty. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Lichtenstein (LHR) and laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair techniques on testicular function and volume. This study is a randomized prospective clinical trial with the blind assessment of outcome. A total of 26 patients who underwent elective herniorrhaphy for groin hernia were included in the study. Each patient was randomly assigned into one of two groups: either TEP or LHR (n = 13 for each). Six of the patients had bilateral hernia (n = 3 for each group). Luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), testosterone levels, and testicular volume by Doppler ultrasonography were detected just before and 3 months after the operation. LH, FSH levels did not change, when compared preoperative and postoperatively in both groups. Testicular volume and testosterone levels were observed to be significantly decreased after TEP when compared with LHR while no significant preoperative changes were observed between those groups. This affected the testicular volume in normal limits. TEP or LHR could not affect LH, FSH, testosterone values, but TEP could lead a decreasing effect on volume of testis in normal limits.