The Practical Medicine Series. Vol. 2. General Surgery

The Practical Medicine Series, Series 1929. General Surgery

Dental Surgery for General Practitioners and Students of Medicine

and Students of Medicine. By Ashley vv. Barrett, M. B. (Lond.), M. R. C. S., L. D. S., Dental Surgeon to the London Hospital. London : H. K. Lewis, 1885. This is one of a new series of practical manuals to be issued by Mr. Lewis 011 the various branches of Medicine and Surgery. The volumes of the series, written by wellknown Hospital Physicians and Surgeons, are intended to be of a thoroughly p...

Surgical Management of Calcified Liver Hydatid Cyst Complicated with Thoracobiliary Fistula: A Case Series and Literature Review

Thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst of the liver especially in the calcified form. Surgery is the only medical option. The treatment consists of radical surgical procedures in the majority of the patients. Conservative surgical treatments are performed with high mortality rate. Herein, we will describe two patients of calcified hydatid cysts of the liver whose conditio...

First Iranian Experience of the Minimally Invasive Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum Repair: A Case Series and Literature Review

Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital deformity of the chest wall. The most frequently used techniques include Ravitch (costochondral resection) and Nuss (minimally invasive pectus repair of pectus excavatum [MIRPE]). The Nuss technique includes using temporary metallic bars without costochondral resection to correct the chest wall deformity. Modified MIRPE can be learned easily and pe...

Role of Conservative Management in Neck Trauma: A Case Series Study

Introduction: There are significant gender differences in the epidemiology and presentation of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), physiological aspects of CVDs, response to diagnostic tests or interventions, and prevalence or incidence of the associated risk factors. Considering the independent influence of gender on early dire consequences of such diseases, this study was conducted to investigate...