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•The incorporation of team-based learning in the cadaveric anatomy laboratory has so far been generally accompanied by significant improvement of students’ examinations performance and significant superiority to control groups, while it has also been positively perceived.•Anatomy educators may consider further adopting this strategy to facilitate the achievement of the learning objectives of the cadaveric anatomy laboratory and augment the teaching potential of cadavers.•Future research may investigate the factors which seem to play a role in the success of this strategy, such as the degree of teacher's involvement and competency.

•We conducted a literature review focusing on variations of the vertebral artery and basilar artery regarding their origin, course, length, and diameter.•Information on the anatomy and variants of both arteries may prevent complications and ensure safe treatment.•Thorough presentation of these variations would help surgeons worldwide during their daily clinical and surgical practice.

Although musculoskeletal anatomy is inherently related to motion, there is a lack of evidence review about the best teaching practices for the locomotor apparatus functional anatomy. We aimed to detect the strategies that have been implemented for functional musculoskeletal anatomy education, and their outcomes, with the ultimate purpose of suggesting the most effective teaching methods.

•The current research has shown that virtual dissection tables may have remarkable value in anatomy education, especially in conjunction with cadavers.•Anatomy educators should be constantly based on ongoing research findings and adapt their teaching strategy to current needs, which favor blended learning approaches and incorporation of modern educational tools.

•The use of virtual dissection tables in conjunction with cadaver-based anatomy education modalities has in total been perceived as favorable, while this use may also lead to enhancement of anatomical knowledge.•These findings may stimulate further implementation of virtual dissection tables as supplementary tools to cadaver-based anatomy education.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) on blood pressure with the use of 24-hour ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring (ABPM).Patients and Methods: We studied three groups of patients. Group I consisted of 60 patients with kidney stones treated with SWL. Group II was formed by 30 patients with stones in the lower third of the ureter treated in situwith SWL, and group III consisted of 30 patients with ureteral stones treated with ureteroscopy (URS). The ABPM measurements were performed before stone treatment, immediately after, and then every 3 months through 1 year.Results: There was no new onset of hypertension in any group. The prevalences of hypertension before stone treatment were 21 (35%), 12 (40%), and 9 (30%) for groups I, II, and III, respectively. One-year post treatment, the numbers of hypertensive patients found for groups I, II, and III were 15 (25%), 11 (33.3%), and 8 (22.2%), respectively. In group I, a statistically significant decrease in blood pressure values was noted 1 year post-treatment (p< 0.05). This decrease was related (p< 0.05) to the power (r= 0.35), as well as to the product of the number and the power (r= 0.25), of the shockwaves applied.Conclusion: Extracorporeal lithotripsy for kidney stone may be responsible for a drop in blood pressure possibly caused by alteration in intrarenal metabolism.

A case of rupture of the upper ureter following creation of a continent orthotopic neobladder, treated conservatively with percutaneous nephrostomy and drainage of a paranephric collection, is reported.

Byline: S. Rajaian, A. Paulraj, L. Murugesan A 53-year-old male patient presented to our clinic with a history of urinary hesitancy, intermittency and sense of incomplete voiding for the past [...]