introduction: tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries all over the world and is performed by various methods. this study aimed to investigate the complications of bipolar electrocautery method of tonsillectomy. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 234 patients, 114 female and 120 male individuals. the mean age of the patients was 12.2±8.3 (min=3 and max=58.2) years. so...

background: nowadays use of specific antivenin for latrodectism is considered as the most effective treatment in the world. this study was undertaken to investigate the efficacy of specific antivenom against histopathological complications caused by latrodectus dahli venom on liver, heart and kidneys tissues within 72 h. methods: two groups were selected, each one contained 6 male new zealand r...

among 2357 prenant women at tehran valiasr hospital, 99 women under 18 years with their 102 neonates were evaluated retrospectively during aprill 1999 to april 2000. frequency of adolescent pregnancy was detected in 41.5 per 1000 live birth 7 (7.1%) of mothers had preeclampisa, 7 thyroidal diseases, 3 valvular heart diseases, 2 urinary tract infections and 20.3% of women had prolonged rupture o...

purpose: to report complications involving the posterior segment after laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (lasik) in 5 myopic patients ranging in age from 26 to 38 years. patients and findings: case one developed bilateral cilioretinal artery obstruction in association with ischemic optic neuropathy. case two presented with nonsimultaneous bilateral delayed-onset optic neuropathy. in case th...

purpose: to evaluate the success rate and complications of single-plate molteno tube implantation in patients with intractable glaucoma. methods: this study was conducted on records of patients who underwent molteno tube implantation from 1995 to 2000 and had at least 18 months of follow-up. results: thirty six eyes of 35 patients including 20 male and 15 female subjects with mean age of 29.7±2...

background sivelestat is a neutrophil elastase inhibitor (nei) with positive impact on the respiratory complications in thoracic surgery. based on the findings of a recent study, nei may have a good response for avoiding ischemia reperfusion injury in liver resection. conclusions intravenous nei administration had positive impact on the postoperative inflammatory response and oxygenation while ...

how to cite this article: bani hashem a, heydarian f, gharavi m, khoshnod m. postdural puncture headache: incidence and risk factors in children followingintrathecal chemotherapy. iranian journal of child neurology 2012;6(1):19-22. objective to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of development of postdural puncture headache in children who had intrathecal chemotherapy injection. materials ...

While most patients undergo orthognathic surgery for aesthetic purposes, aesthetic improvements are most often followed by postoperative functional complications. Therefore, patients must carefully decide whether their purpose of undergoing orthognathic surgery lies on the aesthetic side or the functional side. There is a wide variety of complications associated with orthognathic surgery. There...

Contact lens-related problems are common and can result in severe sight-threatening complications or contact lens drop out if not addressed properly. We systematically reviewed the most important and the most common contact lens-related complications and their diagnosis, epidemiology, and management according to the literature published in the last 20 years.

laparoscopy has made a revolution in surgical procedures and treatment of various diseases but its complications are still under investigation. intra-abdominal visceral and vessel injuries, trocar site hernia, and leaving foreign bodies into the peritoneal cavity are among some laparoscopic surgery complications. this is a rare report of penrose drain migration following incomplete laparoscopic...