introduction: computed tomography (ct) is an imaging technique with gives us an opportunity to review cross sections of the body in live animals. in veterinary medicine although ct is mostly used for diagnostic purposes in small animals, but in recent years ct also has been used as a non invasive modality in non clinical studies. jebeer gazelle (gazella bennettii) is one of the species of the g...

OBJECTIVES Late abdominal irradiation toxicity during childhood included renal damage, hepatic toxicity and secondary diabetes mellitus. We compared the potential of conformal radiotherapy (CRT), helical tomotherapy (HT) and proton beam therapy (PBT) to spare the abdominal organs at risk (pancreas, kidneys and liver- OAR) in children undergoing abdominal irradiation. METHODS We selected child...

The term 'acute abdomen' represents a rapid onset of severe symptoms that may indicate life-threatening intra-abdominal pathology. Pain is usually a feature but is not always the case. A pain-free acute abdomen is more likely in the elderly, in children and in the third trimester of pregnancy. [1] The differential diagnosis is extremely wide and definitive diagnosis is often difficult, particul...

Radiation dose management of medical staff has become increasingly important. Particularly, based on the statement by International Commission Radiological Protection (ICRP) in 2011, a new lower equivalent limit for eye lens is being established each country. Although many reports have discussed occupational radiation interventional radiology (IR), few studies examined during computed tomograph...

a woman presenting with severe right lower quadrant (rlq) abdominal pain is presented here. she was evaluated for all usual cause of such pain. laboratory tests and abdominal and pelvic sonography was normal. mri revealed l1-l2 disc herniation.

conclusions considering the fact that road-related accidents are quite predictable and controllable; therefore, the quality promotion of traumatic patients' care, and the road safety should be noted as problems associated with public health. objectives this study aimed to evaluate the patients with chest and abdominal trauma hospitalized in the surgery ward of poursina teaching hospital, g...

background: by presenting this case we aimed to describe an uncommon complication of generalized peritonitis following spontaneous pyometra perforation in untreated cervical carcinoma. case presentation: this report describes a 60-year-old postmenopausal woman presenting with clinical features mimicking intestinal perforation who was later diagnosed as cervical carcinoma with pyometra perforati...

although the majority of mesenchymal lesions of the gastrointestinal tract are neoplastic in nature, but nonneoplastic reactive processes may also involve the gastrointestinal tract and mesentery. some more aggressive neoplasms located in same area, such as fibromatosis or gastrointestinal stromal  tumors  may  be  cause  of  diagnostic  confusion.  reactive  nodular  fibrous  pseudo  tumor (rn...

conclusions despite advances in radiological techniques, the exact diagnosis in many cases is still made according to intraoperative findings and histopathological properties of the excised membrane. while some cases of sep remain asymptomatic for years, most cases are characterized by recurrent bouts of acute, subacute or chronic intestinal obstruction. to our knowledge, the case presented her...

conclusions spontaneous rupture of pyometra duo to cervical cancer in cases of acute abdomen in elderly patients should be considered. introduction pyometra is an accumulation of purulent material or pus in the uterine cavity. spontaneous perforation of uterus by pyometra is rare. this is a clinical presentation and management of a spontaneous perforation of uterine caused by pyometra. case pre...