silymarin, an extract from silybum marianum, has been shown to have antioxidant properties. however, there is no scientific report on wound healing activity of the silymarin. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of topical administration of silymarin on excision wound healing in rats. excision wounds were made on the back of rats. rats were divided into three groups, as control,...

objective: to compare the outcome of patients with up to 60% total body surface area (tbsa) thermal burns undergoing ultra-early and early excision and grafting. methods: this historical cohort study was performed in two referral burn centers of shiraz during a 1-year period from 2015 to 2016. we included those patients with thermal burns up to 60% tbsa who underwent ultra-early (48-72 hours) a...

OBJECTIVE To compare the patients' satisfaction between outpatient and inpatient haemorrhoidectomy. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, from January to July 2011. METHODOLOGY A total of 208 patients were involved in this cross-sectional study. All patients were examined by their specialists ...

Procedure for prolapsed hemorrhoid (PPH) is well recognized alternative to the traditional hemorrhoidectomy, and is associated with reduced pain and earlier return to normal activity. Over the past decade, there have been reports of severe life-threatening complications after a PPH, although the incidence is very low. Rectal perforation due to staple-line dehiscence is one of the serious compli...

introduction lunate fracture is a rare injury. most reports are associated with other wrist injuries such as perilunate dislocation and distal radius fracture. isolated lunate fracture has been reported even more rarely. the choice of treatment and outcomes are consequently undetermined. case presentation in this case report we will describe a lunate avulsion fracture as an isolated injury afte...

introduction: nodular fasciitis is described as a benign reactive proliferation of myofibroblasts. due to its rapid-growing nature, a precise clinical diagnosis is difficult and the condition is frequently misdiagnosed as malignant lesions.   case report: in this study, we present the case of a young woman with an auricular nodular fasciitis as an example of one of the rarest sites of this tumo...

squamous cell carcinoma (scc) is the second most common type of skin cancer with potential risks for metastasis and recurrence if left untreated or incompletely excised. this case series study was designed to determine the frequency of incompletely excised sccs and the related risk factors. a total of 273 sccs (253 patients) excised in razi dermatology hospital of tehran from 2006-2008, were ev...