introduction hemangioma is the most common benign tumor of the liver. most cases are asymptomatic and do not require treatment. a hemangioma can rarely be pedunculated; as a result, it may undergo torsion and infarction, which can make it symptomatic. case presentation we report the case of a 45-year-old woman with acute abdominal pain due to torsion of a giant pedunculated hepatic hemangioma a...

introduction: computed tomography (ct) is an imaging technique with gives us an opportunity to review cross sections of the body in live animals. in veterinary medicine although ct is mostly used for diagnostic purposes in small animals, but in recent years ct also has been used as a non invasive modality in non clinical studies. jebeer gazelle (gazella bennettii) is one of the species of the g...

This study was designed to determine the testicular abnormalities in rams slaughtered Sokoto, Nigeria. The testicles of presented for slaughter were examined, and age, breed, position, sites noted. Out 638 3 had abnormalities, representing a prevalence 0.47%, comprising 2 (0.31%) unilateral cryptorchidism 1 (0.16%) hypoplasia. (0.58% (2/342) 0.34% (1/296) obtained at Sokoto metropolitan abattoi...

OBJECTIVE Excess weight is a known risk factor for functional limitation and common in adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA). We asked to what extent high waist circumference was linked with developing difficulty with walking speed and distance over 4 years in adults with or at risk of knee OA. METHOD Using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI), we employed World Health Organization (W...

OBJECTIVE In order to determine the relationship between some maternal anthropometric indicators and birth weight, crown-heel length and newborn's head circumference, 92 pregnant women were followed through at the prenatal service of hospital in S. Paulo, Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHOD The following variables were established for the mother: weight, height, mid-upper arm circumference, pre-pregn...

W e previously addressed sex differences in the associations between anthropometric indexes of obesity and blood pressure and showed that blood pressure was more strongly related to BMI than to waist circumference in Japanese women (1). As hypertension is a major component of metabolic syndrome in Japanese patients, a similar sex difference may exist in the association between anthropometric in...

Introduction. Obesity currently is a relevant issue of modern medicine due to its global prevalence, heterogeneity clinical and laboratory manifestations, as well the association with various comorbid conditions. Depending on metabolic status, metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) healthy (MHO) are distinguished. MUO defined presence criteria for syndrome (MS) associated an increased risk cardi...

introduction: despite a growing popularity of noninvasive ultrasonic lipolysis procedure, there is a lack of evidence about the efficacy of this method. this study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of focused ultrasonic lipolysis on abdominal cellulite treatment. methods: twenty-eight consecutive subjects (age: 37.8 ± 8 years) underwent weekly transdermal focused ultrasonic lipolysis (med ...