background: blood neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (nlr) and mean platelet volume (mpv) both have been used as a simple marker of inflammation in many disorders. here, we aimed to investigate the relationship between nlr, mpv, and familial mediterranean fever (fmf). materials and methods: in this retrospective study, the fi les of fmf patients in pediatric rheumatology outpatient clinic were revi...

Background: The present study aimed to compare the complete blood count (CBC) indices between COVID-19 patients and the control group, and assess the relationship of these indices with COVID-19 prognosis given the role of complete blood counts in the COVID-19 prognosis. Methods: COVID-19 patients (confirmed by PCR or CT-Scan) who visited Imam Hospital in Sari were selected in this case-control...

Introduction. Difficulties in advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) treatment require a constant search for novel prognostic factors. The aim of this study is to determine the role various morphological parameters pre­dicting prognosis PDAC during systemic therapy with FOLFIRINOX regimen. Material and methods. data 52 patients, treated chemotherapy due metastatic were analyzed retros...

Objective: Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) affects 13-50% of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), and remains the main source post-PD morbidity mortality. Therefore, determining predictive risk factors for POPF popular today. In this study, we aimed to determine clinically related postoperative (CR-POPF) in preoperative early period that underwent PD. Methods: This is a ret...

The adaptive response (AR) is a phenomenon by which cells exposure to sublethal doses of DNA-damaging agents (non-mutagenic dose of chemical or radiation), known as conditioning treatment (CT), leads to increased resistance to a subsequent exposure to a higher dose of the same or other agents, known as challenge treatment (CR). The adaptive response (AR) induced by radiation in human lymphocyte...