BACKGROUND The conventional surgical procedures for managing abdominal hydatids, including those of the liver, have a very high morbidity rate in terms of hospital stay and wound complications. Less invasive procedures may thus be logical alternatives. METHOD We enrolled 58 patients in the study. Using guided ultrasound aspiration followed by instillation of 15% saline, we were able to manage...

A study was undertaken on drained and undrained 1 ha grassland lysimeters to assess the effectiveness of multiple novel tracing techniques in understanding how agricultural slurry waste moves from land to water. Artificial fluorescent particles designed to mimic the size and density of organic slurry particles were found to move off the grassland via inter-flow (surface + lateral through-flow) ...

Use of patient-specific drain-phase parameters has previously been suggested to improve peritoneal dialysis (PD) adequacy. Improving management of the drain period may also help to minimize intraperitoneal volume (IPV). A typical gravity-based drain profile consists of a relatively constant initial fast-flow period, followed by a transition period and a decaying slow-flow period. That profile w...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com position of the drain across the heart (Figure 1). Bed side echocardiogram showed the drain traversing the left ventricle (Figure 2). Bubble study through the chest drain showed contrast bubbles inside the left ventricle confirming position of the drain and perforation of the left ventricle (Figure 3). The drain was kept in situ. She was taken to th...

OBJECTIVE A subdural drain using urokinase after a burr hole hematoma evacuation was performed for subacute subdural hematoma (SASDH), and its effectiveness and safety in elderly patients were evaluated. METHODS Between January 2013 and May 2015, subdural drains using urokinase after burr hole hematoma evacuation were performed in 19 elderly patients. The inclusion criteria were as follows: 1...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare but serious postoperative complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). We reported a case of late-onset postoperative PVT with hemorrhage from the common hepatic artery (CHA) in a 73-year-old man who underwent pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) for duodenum papilla cancer, followed by reconstruction using the modified Child's technique. The...

El Batts Pumping station is located in Fayoum Governorate on the right bank of existing Batts drain about 120 km south of Cairo, at entrance of 0.6 km north-west of Tamiya village. It is equipped with four vertical mixed flow pumping units. The main objectives of this pumping station are to increase the cultivated area by 10000 feddan in the north of Bahr Wahby, improve the irrigation for 20000...