In a clinical evaluation, thirty-one patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who were treated from 1997 to 2000 were selected as subjects including those who underwent hand sewn anastomosis method, circular stapler method and triangular anastomosis method. Incidence of anastomosis failure was 27.3%, 25.0% and 8.3% for the hand sewn anastomosis method, circular stapler method and triangular ana...

BACKGROUND Anastomotic leakage is an important problem following primary resection in the left colon and is even more prominent when obstruction is present. We aimed to evaluate the possible effects of erythropoietin on the healing of anastomosis under both obstructive and non-obstructive states. METHODS Forty male Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups. In group I, two cm left colo...

conclusions we can remove the ureteral stent earlier after kidney transplantation with no increase in the prevalence of surgical complications. patients and methods all patients who underwent kidney transplantation from may 2011 until march 2012 in modarres hospital were included in this study. we classified the patients into three groups, based on time of stent removal (10, 20, and 30 days aft...

Perioperative myocardial ischemia is rare but serious complication of CABG. Graft dysfunction, coronary artery thrombosis and incomplete revascularization are main causes. Pharmacological treatment, intra aortic counter pulsation and immediate additional grafting have limited results. Treatment strategy based on coronary angiography findings could lessen the burden of high mortality rate in the...

BACKGROUND Colonic atresia and stenosis are rare entities. On average 1 case per year of colonic atresia is being seen in most of pediatric surgical centers and to date less than 10 cases of colonic stenosis have been reported. MATERIAL AND METHODS The medical record of patients of colonic atresia and stenosis managed during March 2006 to March 2010 was reviewed. RESULTS A total of 15 patie...