background there is limited data on the natural history of autoimmune hepatitis (aih) and on the long-term follow-up of aih patients who have been referred for regular medical attention. objectives we evaluated the clinical presentation and natural history of aih in a large cohort of type i aih patients from iran. patients and methods between 1997 and 2008, 102 patients were enrolled in the stu...

introduction: pulpotomy of carious primary teeth with an exposed pulp is a common treatment option. pulpotomy has been conducted with various medicaments over the years. the aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and radiographic success of primary vital pulpotomy with proroot and root mta. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical trial, children aged between 3-7 years who met the...

following an outbreak: of human fascioliasis in gilan province of iran in 1989, the benzimidazole derivative triclabendazole (tcbz) was suggested as the drug of choice after finding out that routine drugs were not effective. two studies were performed: a clinical trial (before/after type) in 1989 and a historical cohort (1989- 1995) to examine the efficacy of the drug. tcbz was administered to ...

Introduction: Unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP) is not an uncommon finding. Several procedures are available to manage glottal insufficiency. We conducted a clinical trial to evaluate the outcome of fat injection laryngoplasty.   Materials and Methods: Liposuctioned lower abdomen fat was injected for augmentation of paralyzed vocal cord in 20 patients with UVCP. Autologous fat was harveste...