OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and associated complications of a leech therapy protocol used for patients with a head and neck free tissue transfer in whom flap viability is threatened because of surgically unsalvageable venous obstruction. DESIGN Medical record review of a prospective protocol. SETTING Tertiary care academic medical center. PATIENTS Of the 450 free tissue transfers to ...

Background: Coronary artery disease is one of the most common causes of death in the world. Despite significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases, they are still considered a major health problem in the world. The purpose of this report is to provide the clinical experience of Iranian Integrative Medicine, which has the greatest therapeutic effect in the...

Varicosity refers to multiple, dilated, tortuous, and elongated veins that have permanently lost their valvular efficiency, such as haemorrhoids, varicocele, esophageal varices. Varicose are twisted enlarged commonly found in the legs. When become varicose, valves stop working properly, allowing blood flow backwards engorge. most common superficial of legs, with engorging ulcerating a result st...

Priapism is well-defined by persistent, painful penile erection which happens without sexual stimulation. Currently, the hirudotherapy is practiced to treat venous congestion and subsequent compartment syndrome. Here we will report a case of a male with priapism treated by leeches. The case was a 26 yr old young single male referred to the Razi Hospital Emergency Department, Guilan University o...

Complementary medicine methods have a long history, but modern medicine has just recently focused on their possible modes of action. Medicinal leech therapy (MLT) or hirudotherapy, an old technique, has been studied by many researchers for possible effects on various diseases such as inflammatory diseases, osteoarthritis, and after different surgeries. Hirudo medicinalis has widest therapeutic ...