Incidence of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) is increasing due to the increase in human life expectancy and prevalence of osteoporosis. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) has become a widely used alternative treatment for symptomatic VCFs refractory to medical therapy. It is a minimally invasive technique involving injection most frequently of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) directly into t...

OBJECTIVE Scarf pin inhalation is becoming a frequent accident among young Moroccan woman who wears islamic veil. The aim of the study is to highlight indications, principles and challenges of surgical removal of that particular foreign body. METHODS Twenty-eight patients were hospitalized in Thoracic Surgery department of Ibn Sina Hospital at Rabat between January 2008 and June 2013 for surg...

.. Objective: To determine the frequency of Hirschsprung’s Disease associated enterocolitis in pre and post operative patients. Place and Duration of Study: Nishtar Hospital and Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Multan from January 2008 to June 2012. Methodology: A total number of 114 patients aged from less than 6 months to more than 5 years were diagnosed and treated for Hirschsprung’s Disease after recta...

Wasim Maziak Syria Of all its accomplishments, the West is perhaps most proud of its scientific revolution, which has been unfolding for the past halfmillennium. Only students of history remain consistently mindful of the pivotal and catalytic role that the Arab world played in the early phases of this revolution. Now, all of us should have a vested interest in advancing science and technology ...

although aristotle has considered the “universal substance” as a substance, he introduced knowledge as an accident. the question then arises as to whether a “universal substance”, whereas it is a substance, can be an accident. answering the question, ibn sina has changed the subject of the dispute from “mental substance” to “quiddity of substance”, so that he could guarantee its truth in the fo...

the practice and study of medicine in persia has a long and prolific history. the ancient iranian medicine was combined by different medical traditions from mesopotamia, egypt, india, china and greece for more than 4000 years and merged to form what became the nucleus and foundation of medical practice in the european countries in the 13th century. the iranian academic centers like jundishapur ...

INTRODUCTION Sleep apnea syndrome is a highly prevalent disorder that is still underdiagnosed and undertreated and whose obstructive form is the most common. The diagnosis is suspected on clinical signs collected by interrogation and questionnaires (Berlin questionnaire and Epworth sleepiness scale), then confirmed by objective sleep study findings (polygraphy or polysomnography). It is necessa...

Introduction: Tout patient ayant une maladie chronique nécessitant des prélèvements sanguins répétés ou des traitements par voie veineuse ou susceptible d’évoluer vers l’insuffisance rénale chronique, doit bénéficier d’une stratégie de préservation de son réseau veineux. Le but de ce travail était de déterminer le rôle de l’infirmier dans la protection du réseau veineux superficiel. Méthodes: E...