Surgical glues have been used in pediatric surgery because of the fragility of tissue, and to prevent major surgeries. The present report describes our experience with using a new cya-noacrylate Glubran 2 (Viareggio, Italy) in the treatment of five cases of tracheoesophageal atresia with fistula (one fistula protection, three recurrent fistula, and one unstable patients), two cases of hypospadi...

Pleuro-pulmonary complications in the course of chronic pancreatitis are uncommon. Bronchial-pancreatic fistula is a rare complication; fewer than thirty cases have been published in the literature. We present the case of a forty-year-old male with a history of chronic pancreatitis and alcoholic liver disease who came to the Accident and Emergency Department with cough, expectoration and fever....

We have evaluated the outcomes of endoscopically-assisted resection of large benign tumours of the parapharyngeal space by an intraoral approach. Six patients with primary benign tumours were treated in this way. The lesions were pleomorphic adenomas, Warthin's tumour, and schwannoma. The sizes of the tumours varied from 4×4 cm to 7×7 cm. All tumours were removed completely without rupture and ...

Abstract Background Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is considered the most common suffering complication in laryngectomized patients. PCF occurs variably from 10 to 20% and sometimes reaches more than 60%, as a result of combination local systemic factors related poor tissue healing wound breakdown. Development affects restoration normal life after laryngectomy that could potentially lead major...

background cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in iran. although there are several treatment modalities for this disease, pentavalent antimonials are still considered as first line agents. there have been several reports concerning the effectiveness of cassia fistula plant for leishmaniasis treatment. objectives this study was designed to assess the effectiveness of concentrated boile...

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated disorder that involves multiple organs and characterized by the infiltration of lymphoplasmacytic cells, including IgG4-positive plasma along with storiform fibrosis obliterative phlebitis in inflamed organs. The primary sites affected this condition include pancreas, bile ducts, salivary glands, aorta, lungs, kidneys, meninges, lacrimal medi...

thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst disease of the liver especially in calcified form. given the rarity and high mortality of such fistula, it is not surprising that there is no consensus about surgical treatment of this condition. in the present paper we report two cases of thoracobiliary fistula of complicated calcified hydatid cyst of the liver. a 64-year-old man wi...

The aim of this study was to investigate the radioprotective effect of thymol as a natural product against salivary glands dysfunction induced by ionizing radiation in rats. The rats were treated with thymol at dose of 50 mg/Kg before exposure to radiation at dose 15Gy. Salivary gland function was evaluated with radioisotope scintigraphy and then salivary gland to background counts ratio was ca...