Gallbladder injuries are extremely rare in blunt trauma, with a reported incidence of <2%. We report an autopsy case of fatal hemorrhagic shock due to intra-abdominal bleeding resulting from complete avulsion of the gallbladder associated with liver cirrhosis. Multiplanar images derived from multislice computed tomography (MSCT) performed as part of pre-autopsy screening showed complete avulsio...

introduction: a desirable quality of any endodontic sealer is its ability to be tooth color friendly. therefore the aim of the present study was to evaluate the tooth discoloration potential of a nano zinc oxide-eugenol (nzoe) sealer. methods and materials: in order to evaluate tooth discoloration, the pulp chamber of 60 human maxillary central and lateral incisors were filled with one of the s...

in a study on 685 healthy women who have been using birth control pills for a period of about 27 months, the following results were found: 1.blood pressure has been increased with a rate of 1.416%. 2. the increase in arterial wood pressure is on both the systolic and diastolic blood pressures. 3. it seems that hypertension results from the estrogen which is present in the pills. 4. this hyperte...

nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide gases together with dust are known as the major pollutants arising during the blasting operations using the ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (anfo) explosive at the sungun surface mine, located in the northwest of iran. the pollutants were monitored during some blasting operations at the mine. it was concluded that the gases and dust clouds initially went up to the ...

background: with the introduction of computed tomography in diagnostic radiology a new and fundamentally different imaging modality has become available. meanwhile, it is clear that the absorbed doses by the patients during ct were relatively high in comparison with those of other diagnostic radiology techniques. the aim of this survey was to determine the average absorbed dose in yazd province...

a 53 year-old woman presented with corneal edema 25 years after uneventful penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus. she was initially misdiagnosed with acute endothelial rejection; however by observation of descemet’s membrane detachment, a diagnosis of late onset corneal hydrops following corneal transplantation was made. this is a rare complication which may occur many years after penetratin...

Necrotizing Fasciitis is a rapidly progressive, potentially fatal infection of superficial fasciae and subcutaneous tissue, usually resulting from an inciting trauma to the skin. Medical literature refers few cases of necrotizing fasciitis related to intra-articular infiltrations, that often lead to patients death. This report describes the clinical events on a 55 year-old diabetic patient who ...

INTRODUCTION While isolated traumatic urinary bladder injuries are rare, combined intra- and extraperitoneal traumatic urinary bladder ruptures without an underlying fracture are an absolute rarity. PRESENTATION OF CASE We report a case of combined intra- and extraperitoneal urinary bladder rupture without an underlying fracture resulting from blunt abdominal trauma during a high velocity car...