BACKGROUND Gastroesophageal reflux is one of the most common causes of chronic cough in the general population. Reflux occurs frequently in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). We undertook laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in adult CF patients with a clinical diagnosis of reflux cough who had failed conventional medical therapies. OBJECTIVE We determined the response to the surgical route in...

A method of diagnosing gastro-oesophageal reflux using ultrasound is described. This method was compared with barium swallow examination in 20 patients and found to be as accurate in infants and young children.

classic anti reflux procedures on children with a history of posterior urethral valve does not usually yield good results and often ends up with ureteral obstruction and even permanent urinary diversion. from 1981 through 1988,21 boys with history of posterior urethral valve (puv) underwent evaluation for vesicoureteral (vu) reflux 17 boys had vu reflux. following valve ablation, reflux disappe...

Forced convective condensation in vertical channel is investigated numerically. The condensation boundary layers that occur due to temperature difference between the walls and saturation temperature of steam is simulated by the volume of fluid (VOF) method. The effect of variations in the hydraulic diameter, steam velocity, Re number and temperature difference between the wall and saturation te...

background: gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems in the west while different reports indicate an increase in the prevalence in iran. the aim of this study was to estimate the preva­lence and clinical spectrum of gerd in staff of a referral hospital and evaluate the risk factors. methods: this cross-sectional study using a modified mayo clini...

results in total, 420 participants (25.7%) had gerd symptoms. risk factors with significant effects consisted of smoking, consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nasids), overeating, chronic diseases, tea and coffee consumption and gerd in spouse. conclusions the prevalence of gerd among people living in mashhad was above the average prevalence in other cities of iran. however, ri...

poly (propylene fumarate) (ppf), a linear unsaturated polyester consisting of alternating propylene glycol and fumaric acid units, can be cured in vivo to fill the skeletal defects with minimal surgical intervention. many different methods have been reported for synthesizing ppf, but none of them gives a clear method. the present paper introduces two new methods in ppf synthesis: modified reflu...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Deep venous reflux resolution after great saphenous vein surgery has been reported, but the studies evaluated mainly patients with deep segmental reflux. We prospectively analyzed the effects of greater saphenous vein ablation on coexisting primary deep axial venous reflux compared with segmental venous reflux. Patients and methods Between February 1997 and June 2001, pat...