conclusions both intravenous and epidural analgesic techniques with combination of analgesics provide proper postoperative pain control after major gynecologic cancer surgeries without any significant complications. regarding lower sedative and respiratory depressant effects of epidural analgesia, it seems that this method is a safer technique for postoperative pain relief in these patients. re...

conclusions intravenous magnesium sulfate with dose of 15 mg/kg could not prevent laryngospasm and coughing after removal of the endotracheal tube in patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy; however, it reduced coughing and laryngospasm in the magnesium sulfate group compared with the control group. results laryngospasm was not found in the magnesium sulfate group; however, its incidencewas5.7% ...

introduction for decades, acetabular fractures were treated conservatively. judet et al. in 1960s established the operative treatment of these fractures by continuous improvement of pre-operative evaluation and classification of fractures. several studies demonstrated that accurate fracture reduction decreases the incidence of post-traumatic arthritis and improves functional outcome. conclusion...

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a 32-year-old female patient with previous bentall operation and mitral valve repair surgery due to severe aortic insufficiency, mitral valve insufficiency, and ascending aortic aneurysm was admitted to our hospital with serious dyspnea, fatigue, and mild chest pain. two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated a markedly dilated basal aorta and cardiac chambers. thoracic computed tomography s...

introduction: schwannoma, or neurilemmoma, is a benign neoplasm of schwann cells that is extremely rare in the soft palate. herein we present a case of a soft palate schwannoma presenting with an ulcerated surface and purplish colour in a 12 year-old girl. this report also introduces a successful surgical technique for coverage of the defect left by surgery.

context hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is a fatal disease. chronic hepatitis b virus (hbv) and/or hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is the major cause of hcc. high viral replication rate and related hepatic/systematic inflammation are the major risk factors in hcc recurrence after hepatectomy or liver transplantation. evidence acquisition some of the carcinogenesis-related hbv mutations are als...

purpose: the impact of photo refractive keratectomy compared with using glasses or contact lens on patient’s quality of life (qol) in myopia. method: in this retrospective cohort study, 102 myopic patient who had undergone prk (at least 6 months ago) and 106 myopic patients using glasses or contact lens were included. changes in vision related qol, uncorrected and best corrected visual acuity (...

background: this research compares the outcomes of percutaneous technique and open surgical peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in children. methods: in this randomized controlled trial, between 2010 and 2011,a total of 35 pediatric uremic patients were enrolled and randomized into two study groups. follow up data included duration of operation (minute), duration of hospitalization (days) an...