Esophageal perforation continues to be a difficult diagnostic and management problem. Recommendations regarding treatment remain controversial. 17 patients with perforation of the esophagus were retrospectively reviewed at the Thoracic Surgery Unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital between 1981 and 1992. The majority of the injuries involved the thoracic esophagus (10 or 59%), followed by the cerv...

introduction: tympanoplasty is a standard procedure to repair tympanic membrane perforation. the aim of this study is to evaluate the results of tympanoplasty (hearing improvement and tympanic membrane closure rate) in patients suffering from chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane by considering the prognostic factors.  materials and methods: in a prospective study, based on the results o...

Patients with duodenal ulcer perforation regularly undergo conversion to open surgical repair after the failure of laparoscopic closure [1]. We report the use of a novel endoloop device with a singlechannel gastroscope for the closure of a duodenal ulcer perforation after failed laparoscopic repair. A 76-year-old man underwent laparoscopic repair of a perforated duodenal bulb ulcer. However, he...

BACKGROUND Iatrogenic colonic perforation is a rare complication of colonoscopies. Nowadays, there are still no specific guidelines for the optimal management of these complications (open surgery with colonic resection and anastomosis or colonic diversion, primary repair, endoscopic clips, nonoperative management, and laparoscopic approach). METHODS A retrospective analysis of 9 patients oper...

OBJECTIVES For years, limiting operative wound sepsis and its resultant morbidity in patients with small bowel perforations has been a major headache for surgeons. The present study was intended to extend the benefits of minimally invasive surgery to traumatic and typhoid small bowel perforations, in terms of assessing its feasibility and limiting wound sepsis. METHODS Twenty-five patients (2...

A 39-year-old woman was admitted to our shock trauma centre for the management of abdominal and thoracic trauma caused by penetrating gunshot wounds. Thoracic and abdominal computed tomography showed multiple fractures of the spleen and hemoperitoneum, a small lesion of the upper left kidney, a fracture of the eleventh left rib and a diaphragmatic injury. Forty minutes after admission to the ho...

IJMDS ● www.ijmds.org ● July 2017; 6(2) 1558 Case Report Perforation repair using biodentine: A nobel approach Mukherjee M, Shekhawat K   ABSTRACT Root perforations are one of the many consequences of compromised endodontic procedure. It not only poses a significant problem in treatment outcome but also greatly affects the prognosis if not repaired in time. If it occurs, it allows microbial i...

Mycotic aortic aneurysms account for 1-3% of all aortic aneurysms. The management of this disease is controversial. Since open surgical repair is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, endovascular aneurysm repair is an alternative treatment method with promising early and midterm outcomes, although its long-term durability is unknown. Secondary aortoenteric fistulas may occur iatr...

Background: Diaphragmatic hernia is a rare complication after hepatic radiofrequency ablation (RFA). We herein present a case of a patient who underwent laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic perforation with colonic herniation occurring 12 months after hepatic RFA. Case presentation: An 80-year-old man underwent RFA under computed tomography guidance using a cool-tip radiofrequency probe with a ...

scope (DOM) was introduced to endodontics, offering significantly improved magnification and illumination. Bellizzi and Loushine advocated the benefits of optical magnification for posterior surgery.1 Carr stated that surgical and nonsurgical applications for the DOM have revolutionized the practice of endodontics.2 The advantage of the combined use of the DOM and visual guidance has been repor...