Background: Historically open surgical drainage has been the treatment of choice for pyogenic liver abscess. The records of 54 patients with pyogenic liver abscess were reviewed to determine whether earlier diagnosis with current imaging tests and definitive treatment with antibiotics and aspiration drainage was an effective alternative to surgery. Methods: The clinical features, laborator...

An unusual class of nanoscopic, ring-shaped, single-walled biopolymers arises when alphabeta-tubulin is mixed with certain small peptides obtained from various marine organisms and cyanobacteria. The single-ring structures, whose mean molecular weight depends on the specific peptide added to the reaction mixture, usually have sharp mass distributions corresponding, e.g., to rings containing eig...

Rectal varices most commonly develop in patients with portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis. Although rectal varices rarely cause bleeding, their rupture can lead to life-threatening massive hemorrhages. Balloonoccluded retrograde obliteration (BRTO) is feasible in cases of varices involving a single or a few drainage vessels. Although rectal varices usually have numerous drainage vessels,...

Background and objectives: One of the simplest and cheapest attachments for overdentures, is the ball-type attachment, however, keeping it during the first year of prosthesis delivery and after that is one of the main concerns of dentists. The present study aimed to assess the wear of matrix in overdentures attachment supported by one, two and three implants in the mandible. Materials and metho...

Permeable pavements are considered to be one of the effective measures for LID (i.e. Low Impact Development) and SUDS Sustainable Urban Drainage System) globally. The major three types permeable (a) pervious concrete (PC), (b) previous asphalt (PA), (c) interlocked paver (PICP). performance all is satisfactory at start service life but greatly reduced if not maintained on time. Considering long...

Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage via ventricular puncture is an established therapy of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). In contrast, lumbar CSF removal is believed to be contraindicated with intracranial hypertension. Methods We investigated the safety and efficacy of lumbar CSF drainage to decrease refractory elevated ICP in a small cohort of patients with traumatic brain i...

We currently treat prostatic abscess with minimally invasive methods, most frequently with transurethral (TURP) or transrectal drainage under visual control with TRUS. We present an example of prostatic abscess drainage by percutaneous and transvesical means under the control of ultrasonography (USG). With a 9F single-stage drainage kit, the prostatic abscess was punctured through the abdominal...