conclusions the use of absorbable tacks during tapp confers significant benefit regarding the operating time, however it is a disadvantage due to the cost when compared with fibrin glue. results the group of tacks ‘tapp’ showed good results concerning the level of pain, fatigue and foreign body sensation comparable with those of the historical group. there were significant differences concernin...

background catheterization of central veins is a routine technique which is widely used in general hospitals and medical intensive care units. it should be carefully performed and managed to prevent adverse side effects. case presentation in this case report, we describe a case of lost guide wire during central venous catheterization, which was successfully treated with a minimally invasive sur...

invasive aspergillosis (ia) are a major complication in immunocompromized patients where can be serious and rapidly fatal. early diagnosis and early appropriate antifungal treatment is important in reducing mortality and morbidity. but despite many efforts to develop detection methods, the diagnosis of ia still remains challenging and current conventional methods are limited for adequate diagno...

despite to its importance for retaining biodiversity and human health, urban wetlands have received much less attention than other wetland types in northern iran. this study deals with the floristic characteristics of one of the largest urban wetlands in central mazandaran, roshanabad wetland in babol.  all vascular plants were collected during two growing seasons of 2014 and 2015 and water sam...

primary breast sarcoma is a rare disease of the breast that comprises a heterogeneous group of malignant mesenchymal neoplasms, including angiosarcoma, liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, sarcomas with bone and cartilage, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma. yet the exact incidence of primary breast sarcoma has not been reported, but it approximately accounts for less than 1% of all breas...

background and objectives: the aim of this study was to compare direct microscopic examination with culture and pcr for the diagnosis of mucorales infection in blood and tissue specimens. material and methods: blood samples and tissue specimens were obtained from 28 patients (total 58 samples) with suspected invasive fungal infection and cultured on proper media. direct smear of tissue samples ...

background many different surgical techniques have been described to stabilize the acromion-clavicular (ac) dislocations. so far many of these procedures are performed only in arthroscopy. objectives in this study, we describe a new technique that utilizes the tightrope with a mini-invasive open approach for the acute stabilization of the acromion-clavicular joint (acj) dislocation. patients an...

background: pediatric oncology patients frequently need several painful procedures during their diagnostic and therapeutic process. during the past decades, most centers abroad have developed safe and effective protocols for procedural sedation and analgesia in children. this report describes procedural sedation and analgesia as performed in pediatric oncology unit and tries to report success o...

background: fetal dna in maternal plasma and serum has been shown to be a useful material for prenatal fetal sex determination during early gestational ages. non-invasive prenatal diagnosis is now possible at 8th week of pregnancy, by maternal blood sample testing. objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate two dna extraction methods from mother plasma and its routine clinical applica...

Invasive gastric mucormycosis is a rare and fatal disease. We report a rare case with longstanding SLE who presented with fever. Autopsy showed multiple small shallow-based ulcers in the antrum. Histologic examination showed invasive mucormycosis. This is a rare case of invasive gastric mucormycosis localized exelusively in the stomach.