Changing trends in gynaecological surgery—a challenge for training

Changing trends in characteristics of infantile hydronephrosis

  Background : Hydronephrosis (HN) or calycial dilatation is the most common prenatal urologic abnormality. The aim of this study was to identify the possible changes in demographic and clinical manifestations of infantile HN in previously and recently diagnosed patients.   Methods : 193 children with infantile HN admitted to Ali-asghar Children's Hospital in two different periods (group 1 1997...

Changing Trends in Dietetics

Our body needs food everyday that supplies all the nutrients in required amount to keep the body healthy. But eating of food sometimes gets affected by socio- cultural factors that condition the dietary habits of the people which contribute significantly to nutritional deprivation in the communities, these faulty feeding habits arising from ignorance, superstitions, and social prejudices have b...

Changing trends in practice.

Occupational therapists are involved in delivering their services within a very complex health care environment and it is essential to understand the implications of the health care system in planning and implementing occupational therapy services. This month's column gives the occupational therapist a perspective on the health system and should be a guide for all clinicians and educators in lo...

Changing trends in pharmacology…

Changing trends in thyroidectomy.

The objective of this study was to establish the indications, referral trends and demographics for thyroidectomies performed in our institutions over a 13-year period by a single surgeon. We conducted a retrospective chart review of 1003 consecutive thyroidectomies at our institutions during the period 1998 until 2010. The parameters incorporated to this study were age, sex, county, referral so...