introduction: the aim of our study was to assess the efficacy and safety of laser lithotripsy in pregnant patients. methods: in this retrospective study, we reviewed the 15 pregnant women who have been treated for ureteral stones with semi-rigid ureteroscope and holmium laser at our center between januarys 2007and april 2015. results: the mean age of patients and mean gestational age was 29.3 y...

introduction: our aim was compare of two types of lithotripter include holmium: yag laser and pneumatic one in transurethral ureterolithotripsy (tul) for the management of ureteral calculi ≥1 cm. methods: 112 patients with ureteral calculi more than 1 cm were selected in randomized order for pneumatic or holmium: yag laser transurethral ureterolithotripsy (56 patients in each group). ultrasonog...

was a graduate of Edinburgh University in 1927. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, and was very proud when he was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (ad eundem) in 1959. In addition, Mr. Paul became a Fellow of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain, and a member of the council. He was a member and past president of the Moynihan Chiru...

BACKGROUND Osteotomy is one of the major steps in rhinoplasty. The aim of study was to compare edema and ecchymosis after external and internal lateral osteotomy in patients who underwent rhinoplasty. METHODS Based on a prospective randomized clinical trial, 168 osteotomies were performed through an external route in a perforating fashion and internal route in a continuous fashion at right or...

background meralgia paresthetica (mp) is a benign clinical syndrome of entrapment of the lateral cutaneous nerve in the thigh. among the complications of bariatric surgery, neurologic complications are not uncommon and of these complications, mp is a frequent clinical diagnosis. thus, knowing the clinical risk factors of mp is of great importance as they help with the differential diagnoses of ...

background: wound complications following open repair for acute achilles tendon ruptures (aatr) remain the subject of significant debate. the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of covering repaired aatr using well-nourished connective tissues (paratenon and deep fascia) to avoid complications after open repair.   methods: in this case series study, open repair was performed for 32 ...

the number of patients with end-stage renal disease has steadily increased and improvements in hemodialysis techniques have lead to extended life expectancy. pseudoaneurysm is a relatively rare complication of autogenous vascular access. we have reported a case in which an anastomotic pseudoaneurysm developed in a patient on hemodialysis treatment.

common variable immunodeficiency (cv id) is a heterogeneous primary immunodeficiency disorder, characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and increased susceptibility to recurrent bacterial infections. to determine the spectrum of infectious complications in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (cv id), we reviewed the hospital records of 64 cvid patients, who were diagnosed in children&a...

BACKGROUND Bronchoscopy is a technique of visualizing the inside of the airways for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. This study was performed to determine the complications of bronchoscopy in a tertiary health-care center. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study had as descriptive cross sectional design. Four hundred adult patients between 16 to 85 years, who underwent bronchoscopy with a same m...

we report a unique case of chronic dissection of the ascending aorta complicated with huge and thrombotic pseudoaneurysm in a patient with coarctation of descending aorta. preoperative investigations such as transesophageal echocardiography (tee) confirmed the diagnosis of dissection. intraoperative findings included a12 cm eccentric bulge of the right lateral side of dilated the ascending aort...