Backgrounds: Pericardial effusion, once common among dialysis patients, has become a rare entity in recent years. Due to its low incidence, its recognition has gained importance among internists, cardiologists, and nephrologists. It can be seen in pre-dialysis patients and in dialysis patients who are on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Methods: A retrospective study was performed. The sub...

to determine the prevalence of the musculoskeletal pain and its distribution by age, sex, and residential area in the province of isphahan. a sample consisting of 3753 urban and 2917 rural inhabtants were examined by a qualified medical team. our results indicate that the prevalence of the complaints for musculoskeletal pain increases with age to reach a maximum of 50% in those sixty years of a...

Although pain of dental origin is the most common orofacial pain, other non-odontogenic pains can affect the orofacial region and occasionally mimic dental pain. These non-odontogenic pains may pose a diagnostic dilemma for the dental practitioner who routinely diagnoses and treats dental pain. Knowledge of the various non-odontogenic pains will ultimately prevent misdiagnosis and the delivery ...

Pericardial hemangioma is very rare and their coincidence with other visceral hemamgiomas is exceptional. We are reporting a 72-year-old man with an incidentally discovered pericardial hemangioma during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and mitral valve replacement surgery and a prior history of multiple hepatic cavernous hemangiomas. This case has been reported due to its extreme rarity. To ...

We have studied a case of intractable congestive heart failure who died and her autopsy revealed a peri­cardial mesothelioma and left atrial myxoma.The mesothe­lioma was huge;much larger than the heart.  Histological examination of the mesothelioma showed a mixed fibre-epithelial patern,with areas of myxoid chan­ges. Since it is a rare tumor we have reviewed the liter­ature on the pericardial ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review. PURPOSE This study aims to define the role of lumbar fusion for persistent back pains after the lumbar disc replacement. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Little is written about lumbar fusion after optimally placed lumbar arthroplasty in patients with persistent lower back pains. METHODS Retrospective review of cases of lumbar artificial disc requiring subsequent ...