context hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is a fatal disease. chronic hepatitis b virus (hbv) and/or hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is the major cause of hcc. high viral replication rate and related hepatic/systematic inflammation are the major risk factors in hcc recurrence after hepatectomy or liver transplantation. evidence acquisition some of the carcinogenesis-related hbv mutations are als...

purpose: the impact of photo refractive keratectomy compared with using glasses or contact lens on patient’s quality of life (qol) in myopia. method: in this retrospective cohort study, 102 myopic patient who had undergone prk (at least 6 months ago) and 106 myopic patients using glasses or contact lens were included. changes in vision related qol, uncorrected and best corrected visual acuity (...

background: this research compares the outcomes of percutaneous technique and open surgical peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in children. methods: in this randomized controlled trial, between 2010 and 2011,a total of 35 pediatric uremic patients were enrolled and randomized into two study groups. follow up data included duration of operation (minute), duration of hospitalization (days) an...

background: the stapled hemorrhoidopexy (sh) is a procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids . at first sh seemed to be a good alternative for the milligan morgan (mm) hemorrhoidectomy and preliminary results in early 2000 confirmed it. however, further studies and evaluation of long-term results showed poorer outcomes. objectives: this study aimed to evaluate and compare the results of these 2 sur...

introduction cerebral haemorrhage could complicate post operative course after cardiac surgery, especially after multiple mechanical valves replacement needing for anticoagulation. the interruption of vitamin k antagonists in this cases, to avoid the enhancement of the cerebral haemorrhage, can be performed with reasonable safety. case presentation we report the case of a patient who underwent ...

Nasal obstruction due to deviated nasal septum is a common problem encountered by otolaryngologists. A variety of surgical procedures have been tried in the treatment same. This study was conducted evaluate outcomes and complications endoscopic conventional septoplasty. prospective, randomized study. Fifty patients with symptomatic were included study, 25 them underwent septoplasty rest The dif...

background the phrase “minimally invasive” is used loosely due to the wide range of surgical options and generally means a procedure not involving a large open incision. in 1998, dr. paolo miccoli at the university of pisa developed a technique of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (mivat) for patients presenting with small thyroid nodules. the procedure involves a smaller incision...

background many factors effect on management (surgical and nonsurgical) of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ais). objectives the purpose of this study was evaluation of the effects of generalized ligamentous laxity (gll) on surgical treatment of ais. materials and methods 72 patients with ais were studied between 2002 and 2009. 24 cases (33.4%) were placed in group a (normal) while 48 patients ...

background: hypoalbuminemia may be caused by liver disease, nephrotic syndrome, burns, protein-losing entropathy, malnutrition, and metabolic stress. alterations in albumin in metabolic stress such as cardiac surgery have been previously investigated. we studied serum albumin concentration in children with congenital heart disease and also the association of hypoalbuminemia with mortality and m...