This is a retrospective study on clinical course and treatment response of patients with thyroid hot nodule, referred to nuclear medicine department of Shariati Hospital from 1360 to 1377. From the total 58 patients with average age of 43 yr and incidence peak of 40 yr, 81% were female and 19% were male. 64% of the patients were thyrotoxic and 36% were euthyroid at presentation. Thyrotoxi...

the higher national council of medical sciences planning (hncmsp) in iran compile and approve educational programs by using expert academic staff, considering the country , s needs and studying the background of establishment of each major in other countries. since the employment of graduates in occupations related to their majors is of utmost importance in educational planning, this survey has...

background: cancer is the second cause of death in the world, and colon cancer is the third cause of death and is one of the most common cancers which will cure with early diagnosis, treatment and sufficient follow up. assessing factors which affect this cancer is important for prolonging patient survival. socioeconomic factors are among effective factors of cancer morbidity and mortality. beca...

background: prognosis of small intestine artesia, the most common agents causing intestinal obstruction in neonates, has improved in last decades. some variable such as weight change, type of feeding, post operation oral feeding starting time, and adequacy of energy and protein intake can change patients clinical outcomes. we performed a retrospective study to evaluate all neonates with small i...

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introduction: pulpectomy is a conservative treatment plan for primary necrotic teeth and zinc oxide eugenol is still a good choice as root canal filling material but long term studies on poor prognosis molars are limited and almost contradictory. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiographical success rate of pulpectomy of necrotic primary molars using zoe as the root c...

Background: Recently, rituximab has been successfully used for the treatment of pemphigus family, the main subtype of which is pemphigus vulgaris (PV). The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of rituximab in refractory PV. Methods: In an observational study extending from November 2014 to February 2016, 30 patients with refractory PV were treated with rituximab. Response ...