Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., R. K. Nagar, Tripura (W), India; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., R. K. Nagar, Tripura (W), India; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., R. K. Nagar, Tripura (W), India; Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary S...

Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is the second most common type of thyroid cancer after papillary carcinoma. It usually grows slowly and is clinically indolent; but rarely, its aggressive forms with distant metastases can occur. We report here an uncommon case of bilateral orbital metastasis of FTC. A 70-year-old woman present...

Swine flue is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease caused by a subtype of influenza A virus. Herein we present three patients with H1N1 infection complicated with pulmonary thromboembolism. The patients had chest pain and unexplained dyspnea. Imaging studies showed bilateral hilar predominance. Computed tomographic angiography confirmed bilateral thromboembolism (an unusual presentatio...

Background: Allogeneic blood transfusion in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has been shown tonegatively affect patient outcomes. This study aimed to examine if there is a correlation between operative time and theneed for allogeneic blood transfusions during TJA.Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 866 patients who underwent primary TJA during a o...

Otosclerosis is an otic capsule disorder that leads to progressive conductive and/or sensorineural hearing loss due to stapes footplate fixation and cochlear bone involvement. The disorder is bilateral in 70% of patients and it usually starts between the third and fifth decade. One of its characteristic clinical findings is Schwartze sign which refers to a reddish discoloration over the promont...

Background: Assisted reproductive techniques (ART) are used with increasing frequency worldwide. The present research was conducted to determine the effects of ART on hearing defects and ear abnormalities. Materials and Methods: In a descriptive, cross-sectional, non-randomized study, the status of hearing and ear abnormalities was assessed in 300 newborns conceived by ART at Royan Institute, T...

Joong Geun Lee, Sang Hyub Lee, Seung Hyun Jeon, Jin Il Kim, Koo Han Yoo From the Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea Silver-Russel syndrome (SRS) is a disorder present at birth that involves poor growth, low birth weight, differences in the size of the two sides of the body, and genital anomalies. The diagnosis is based on distinct prenatal growth restr...

Among non-oil exports and in trade arena, drug has always been strategic importance and most government especially industrialized countries pay special attention to its production and trade issues. Thus, having a comprehensive view from economic perspective to this section is essential for suggesting intervention. This was a descriptive-analytical and panel study. In this study, gravity model i...