conclusions radical nephrectomy and tumor thrombectomy by intrapericardial control without cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermic circulatory arrest is a safe and effective procedure that can avoid serious intra- and postoperative complications while providing acceptable cancer-control and mortality results. case presentation the records of six patients with supradiaphragmatic tumor thrombi, wh...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: preoperative anxiety has become more frequent in preoperative patients and can bring negative impact on operation outcomes. many studies have reported the effect of body acupuncture in reducing anxiety syndromes. the aim of this study is to compare the treatment effect of body acupuncture and auricular acupunct...

results all estimates of internal consistency were high (cronbach's alpha = 0.89 for global estimates, subscales between 0.89 and 0.93). all test-retest scores and subscales were between 0.71 and 0.88.the correlation with a recovery visual analogue scale was 0.51, and all subscales correlated significantly with comparable subscales of the sf-36. an exploratory factor analysis found five-compone...

conclusions reciting the word “allah” as a non-pharmacological, low-cost and non-invasive method with no side effects can be effective on pain relief after cabg surgery. results there was a significant difference regarding pain severity after the intervention between the two groups during three days after the operation (respectively p ≤ 0.001, p ≤ 0.001 and p ≤ 0.003), but no significant differ...

the treatment of carbuncles is early administration of antibiotics and surgery. the commonest surgical approaches are saucerization, and incision and drainage (i&d;). although these two techniques are vastly different, there is a lack of evidence to determine which one produces a better outcome. three cases of carbuncles are presented to illustrate the contrasting surgical techniques and their ...

a 5-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital with chest pain, fever and dyspnea. physical examination showed normal heart sounds, diminished pulmonary sounds in the left hemithorax and a normal ecg. on chest x-ray the heart was slightly enlarged with moderate left pleural effusion. ct scan revealed pleural effusion and a hypodense mass at the apex of the heart. a cystic mass was detected by e...

ganglioneuromas presented as a retroperitoneal tumor around the vital organs is a rare entity. a case with unusual presentation is reported. young woman of 44 years old presented without any complaint ,that known during incidental abdominopelvic ultrasonography. it was treated with partial resection for debulking surgery. debulking surgery with preservation of organ functions is feasible in the...