aim and background: one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders is irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) which is characterized by symptoms such as abdominal pain and altered bowel habits in the absence of any organic disorder. this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on somatic symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. method and materials...

intraluminal small bowel hematoma has been rarely reported in children, as a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. we present a case of an intraluminal ileal hematoma presenting as small bowel obstruction in a child. computed tomography (ct) indicated a large intraluminal hyperdense lesion in the distal ileum as the cause of small bowel obstruction. abdominal ultrasonography (us) showed an ech...

The position and orientation of the thorax and head of flying blowflies (Calliphora vicina) were measured using small sensor coils mounted on the thorax and head. During flight, roll movements of the thorax are compensated by counter rolls of the head relative to the thorax. The yaw turns of the thorax (thorax saccades) are accompanied by faster saccades of the head, starting later and finishin...

sena-graph syrup has recently been formulated by an iranian pharmaceutical company for being used in bowel evacuation before radiography, colonoscopy and surgery. this study compares the efficacy, adverse effects and patient compliance of two bowel preparation regimens with castor oil and sena-graph syrup in of outpatients for intravenous urography (ivu). one hundred and fourteen consecutive ou...

introduction in spite of the increasing trend in opioid abusers worldwide, the prevalence of narcotic bowel syndrome (nbs) is undetermined. we aimed to estimate the prevalence of nbs and other opioid bowel dysfunction (obd) in opioid abusers in kerman, southeast iran. according to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the prevalence of nbs in opioid abusers. method by ref...

Endometriosis is a common and distressing gynecological problem in women of reproductive age group. Endometriosis is the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, and may be found either inside the pelvis or outside the pelvis. It presents as red, petechial lesions, usually multiple, on the peritoneal surface of the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. The most com...

In the follow-up study of adolescents residual volume (RV), vital capacity (VC), closing volume (CV), thorax height and thorax width were measured at six month intervals over a six year period; 149 girls and 477 boys, whose ages ranged between 11.5 and 18.5 yr during the follow-up, were investigated. In healthy subjects and in those with respiratory symptoms the rates of change of thoracic dime...

An 81-year-old chronic smoker with known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with a 2-day history of dyspnoea and dry cough in January 2012. His oxygen saturation was normal, but physical examination revealed occasional expiratory wheezing and decreased air entry over the right lower zone. The complete blood picture showed no leukocytoses. The patient was initially managed as...