background: the aim of this study was to estimate the frequency and rate of the first 50 common types of invasive procedures in iran. methods: data about the number of all invasive procedures and each type of procedure that were conducted in iran in 2010 were collected using the main insurance organizations database. these numbers were sorted in an excel database, and the first 50 invasive proc...

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background the phrase “minimally invasive” is used loosely due to the wide range of surgical options and generally means a procedure not involving a large open incision. in 1998, dr. paolo miccoli at the university of pisa developed a technique of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (mivat) for patients presenting with small thyroid nodules. the procedure involves a smaller incision...

context the current literature suggests that minimally invasive surgery is associated with faster recovery and less morbidity than open surgery. parenchyma-sparing pancreatectomy is minimally invasive surgery, including enucleation, inferior head pancreatectomy, spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy, and central pancreatectomy, combined pancreatectomy such as inferior head pancreatectomy plus...

patients and methods fifty nine patients with indication for carpal tunnel release randomly assigned into two groups: open (n=30) or knifelight (n=29). the patients compared regarding scar length, operation duration, time to return to daily activities and amount of pain at three weeks after operation based on visual analog scale. results there was no significant differences regarding age and se...

conclusions in this study, the authors analyzed the location and disturbance level of pain after lgbp, which could serve as a cornerstone for further researches. the authors suggest that long-term follow-up (for more than a year after operation) should be considered in future studies and also the relationship between the drainage site and pain should be investigated. results the results of this...

conclusions due to the shorter :union: time, to some extent less complication rate and comparable functional and clinical results, the authors recommend to use the mipo technique in treating the mid-distal humeral shaft fracture. results the median of :union: time was shorter in the mipo group (4 months versus 5 months). the time of surgery and functional outcomes based on the ucla and meps sco...

background & aim : neonatal period is one of the most high-risk stages of human life affected by some factors associated to pre- and post-delivery stages, such as invasive procedures. anxiety is found to be one of the most common psychological disorders during prenatal period, especially the third trimester. until now, significant negative consequences of anxiety on newborn’s health are reporte...