background: the most common neoplasm of the salivary glands is pleomorphic adenoma and the most common complications of its surgical removal are facial nerve dysfunction (temporary or permanent) and auriculotemporal syndrome (frey’s syndrome). one of the surgical techniques in pleomorphic adenoma is partial parotidectomy. the whole excised tumor is surrounded by a safety margin of parotid tissu...

background and objectives: surgical cancelation is a significant source of time and resource waste, patientsafety risk, and stress for patients and their families. in this study, a risk management-based approach is developed to prioritize factors contributing to surgical cancellation. methods: factors leading to surgical cancellation were comprehensively classified based on literature review.a...

frontal sinus fractures are of surgical importance because of the microbial flora covering the frontal air sinus and it's proximity with the duramater and brain. there is an increased risk of meningitis when fracture of the posterior wall of the frontal sinus is associated with a dural tear. in this condition, communication occurs between the contaminated space of the air sinus and the int...

conclusions surgical repair of the congenital mv disease yields acceptable early and intermediate-term satisfactory valve function and good survival at intermediate-term follow-up. strong predictors for poor surgical outcome and death were age smaller than 1 year, weight smaller or equal than 6 kg, and associated cardiac anomalies such as pulmonary stenosis. objectives the aim of this study was...

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the main causes of severe disability and mortality following trauma. Complications and outcomes of patients with spine trauma, especially those who undergo surgery, are a less divulged topic in Iran. Therefore, we designed the present study to evaluate complications and outcomes of patients with traumatic spine in Poursina hospital of Rasht. Mater...

Introduction: Otosclerosis one of the most common causes of conductive hearing loss is more common in females and in their middle ages. It is usually a bilateral and progressive disease. Surgical operation is suggested as the exclusive management of otosclerosis. This study aims to evaluate the hearing results after stapedectomy in otosclerotic patients in Ahwaz. Materials and Methods:  In t...

objective: thoracic trauma may be a life-threatening condition. flail chest is a severe chest injury with high mortality rates. surgery is not frequently performed and, in literature, data are controversial. the authors report their experience in the treatment of flail chest by an extracortical internal-external stabilization technique with kirshner’s wires (k-wires). methods: from 2010 to 2015...

Background:   To assess the outcome of the remplissage arthroscopic surgical method in patients with anterior shoulder dislocation associated with Hill-Sachs lesion.     Methods:   Ten patients with anterior shoulder dislocations and Hill-Sachs lesions were entered into this study and were operated on by the remplissage arthroscopic surgical method. They were followed up 22 months after surgery...

introduction: the precise time of using percutaneous coronary intervention (pci) after fibrinolytic therapy for maximum efficiency and minimum side effects is still undetermined. therefore, the present study was designed to compare the outcome of myocardial infarction (mi) patients who underwent surgical intervention (angiography and pci) within 48 hours of thrombolytic therapy or after that. m...

acoma aneurysms are complicated and high incidence lesions. the successful treatment depends on understanding the anatomical location of aneurysm. the early surgery and selecting the superior method of surgery and post-operative cares affect the surgical outcomes of these patients. in this study 30 patients who were admitted to firoozgar hospital in a 3-year period (2001-2004), undergone surger...