Introduction: The physiological process of sternum surgical fracture consolidation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery could be prolonged by the invasion of gram-positive saprophytic bacteria which perpetuates the local inflammatory process despite the standardized aseptic and antiseptic measures in cardiac surgery. In this regard, the topical application of Vancomycin can e...

- healing of surgical wounds and their complications such as infection or scar formation are of major concern in surgery. tissue glues are advanced to reduce these problems. in a prospective study, we have evaluated surgical wound healing in 76 patients whose surgical wounds were repaired by tissue glues (histoacryl). this study was performed in four leaching hospitals (sina, shariaty, shohada,...

the treatment of carbuncles is early administration of antibiotics and surgery. the commonest surgical approaches are saucerization, and incision and drainage (i&d;). although these two techniques are vastly different, there is a lack of evidence to determine which one produces a better outcome. three cases of carbuncles are presented to illustrate the contrasting surgical techniques and their ...

background:   to assess the outcome of the remplissage arthroscopic surgical method in patients with anterior shoulder dislocation associated with hill-sachs lesion.     methods:   ten patients with anterior shoulder dislocations and hill-sachs lesions were entered into this study and were operated on by the remplissage arthroscopic surgical method. they were followed up 22 months after surgery...

inverted papillomas of the nose and paranasal sinuses are uncommon neoplasms, characterized by their tendency to occur and by their association with malignancy. in the past decade there has been a trend toward the use of endoscopic surgical techniques in the management of these tumors. this article presents the results of a prospective study of24 patients with inverted papilloma resected by the...

background: choledochal cyst is a congenital disorder of biliary tract. it is rare in western but more common in asian countries. most studies have been case reports but in this study for assessment of surgical method of treatment and late complications, patients were followed for 18 years.   methods: this retrospective study was done based on 23 patients profiles with diagnosis of choledochal ...

 Abstract Background: Patient satisfaction with the cosmetic result of spinal fusion surgery was studied in 40 cases of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Neutral or dissatisfied patients were compared with satisfied patients in several physical and psychological characteristics. The aim of the study was to determine whether adolescents generally report satisfaction with the postoperative appeara...

BACKGROUND Keloids as unusual scars are injury remnants characterized by bizarre cosmetics and painful itching. This study assessed outcomes of surgical excision and brachytherapy in intractable keloids. METHODS Six patients with 10 keloid lesions were followed up. Surgical excision was done with 1-2 mm margin, and then radiotherapy was undertaken in 3 divided fractions on days 0, 1 and 2 ...

Inverted papillomas of the nose and paranasal sinuses are uncommon neoplasms, characterized by their tendency to occur and by their association with malignancy. In the past decade there has been a trend toward the use of endoscopic surgical techniques in the management of these tumors. This article presents the results of a prospective study of24 patients with inverted papilloma resected by...