Dans un service de 36 lits de medicine in­fantile une periode de 18 mois, 33 enfants furent hospitalises pour une affection hematologique maligne: 21 cas de leucemie aigi.ie, 1 cas de leu­cemie myeloide chronique, 2 cas de lymphomes malins, 9 cas de Hodgkin aux differents stades evolutifs.  Aucune complication neurologique ne fut observe chez les malades attaints de Hodgkin. Ia moitie des enfa...

background:   objective: to determine and compare uteroplacental circulation and obstetrics complications in pregnant women with pcos treated with metformin, aspirin and control group.   materials and methods: 105 pregnant women with pcos were enrolled in this study after assessing uterine artery pulsatility index (pi) with doppler ultrasonography at 12 weeks of gestation. the patients were div...

abstract background: thrombosis will occur due to contact of blood with unepithelialized surfaces after vascular clamping and also blood stasis during vascular surgery. heparin is administered to prevent thrombosis. the aptt test is used for assurance of the anticoagulative effect of heparin. at the end of the operation heparin is neutralized by protamine sulfate in some centers. in this study ...

this one year retrospective study was conducted in mirza kuchak khan maternity hospital, tehran, 1989-1990, to compare complications of pregnancy in adolescent (below 20 years old ) and young adult (20-24 years old) mothers. the results were as follows: 14.4% of all the deliveries during the period of study were adolescent mothers. the proportions of the following complications were higher in t...

background: the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among iranian aged 25-64 estimated to be about 7.7%. the aim of current study was the assessment of socioeconomic status of diabetic patients and their complications. methods: a cross sectional study was conducted on type 2 diabetic patients with complications in four major teaching hospitals affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences (tu...

primary sternal osteomyelitis is a rare clinical entity generally caused by staphylococcus aureus or pseudomonas aeruginosa.although rare it carries significant morbidity including spread to mediastinal structures and even mortality. diagnosis is generally made on clinical suspicion in a patient with and anterior chest pain and swelling, fever and raised inflammatory markers. management is gene...

background: sulfur mustard (sm) is an incapacitating chemical warfare agent, which has been widely employed in particular regions including iran. we investigated and reported delayed biochemical and hematological complications of sm in severely toxic iranian veterans 23 years after exposure. materials and methods: forty-two iranian veterans, residents of khorasan razavi, poisoned by sm, and suf...

conclusions intraperitoneal migration of a subfascially placed baclofen pump is a rare, yet serious complication, which has been reported only once in the literature. we advise neurosurgeons to have a low level of threshold in confirming the location of a baclofen pump with imaging and surgical exploration if necessary in order to avoid detrimental outcomes such as bowel perforation. case prese...

conclusions based on available literature recommendations for anesthesiologists caring for patients at risk for this occurrence are presented in this review. the symptoms are usually temporary as in the majority of the patients the sensory receptor cells are able to regenerate themselves after injury. anesthesia providers need to aware of this phenomenon to be able to reassure patients and poss...

background: today, early diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (gi) tract malignancies and their surgical resection is becoming more feasible. one of the important side effects in upper gi tract malignancies is malnutrition which has direct relationship with postoperative complications. nonetheless, there is no easy regimen of nutrition for these patients especially for the first week after opera...