the purpose of this study was to describe the feasibility of a combined preoperative chemoradiation program ib-iia, bulky and suspicious iib by radical surgery in patients with stage ib-iib cervical cancer. from september 1999 to april 2002, 30 patients with carcinoma of the cervix were treated with preoperative external beam radiotherapy of 45 gy in 5 weeks. patients received concurrent contin...

introduction: hepatic hydatid cyst is caused by echinococcosis granulosis. it is a major health problem in endemic areas. the modern treatment of hydatid cysts of the liver varies from surgical intervention to percutaneous drainage or medical therapy. a high rate of complications following percutaneous drainage, and ineffectiveness of medical therapy have shown not to be the definitive treatmen...

background: modified radical mastectomy (mrm), as a surgical treatment in breast cancer patients, may lead to important complications with significant morbidities including seroma formation. in this study, we used topical phenytoin to evaluate its impact on breast and axillary wound drainage and seroma formation after mrm. methods: in a double-blinded randomized clinical trial, patients with br...