war is an effective factor in incidence and promotion of psychological and behavioral problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder. this study aimed to determine the quality of life and its correlation with age and percent of injury in war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. this was a cross-sectional study, which included 70 war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. this s...

Tens of thousands of Iranians were killed and more were physically and/or mentally injured in Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). During this war the most extensive use of chemical weapons in recent years by Iraq was reported against Iranian veterans and also Iranian and Iraqi civilians. In this study we aimed at finding probable neuropsychological injuries in victims of chemical weapons comparing other...

Tens of thousands of Iranians were killed and more were physically and/or mentally injured in Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). During this war the most extensive use of chemical weapons in recent years by Iraq was reported against Iranian veterans and also Iranian and Iraqi civilians. In this study we aimed at finding probable neuropsychological injuries in victims of chemical weapons comparing other...

From 20 patients with bladder injury due to war trauma, three patients were in critical condition because of extensive bladder injury associated with rectosigmoid injury and septicemia. In these three patients, early supravesical diversion was undertaken using ileal conduit. After stabilization of the patients' condition, undiversion was performed successfully, bringing the patients back t...

from 20 patients with bladder injury due to war trauma, three patients were in critical condition because of extensive bladder injury associated with rectosigmoid injury and septicemia. in these three patients, early supravesical diversion was undertaken using ileal conduit. after stabilization of the patients' condition, undiversion was performed successfully, bringing the patients back t...

Traumatic false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is not uncommon. But accordingly this case is unusual in its ten year delay between injury and presentation and treatment. A victim of the Iran-Iraq war is presented with a false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta ten years after a bullet injury to the chest and thoracic spine. Penetrating chest wounds, mechanisms of injury and diagnosis are also ...

The treatment strategy of colonic injuries is a debatable and highly controversial subject worldwide in various medical centers. The method of treatment of left and .. right colonic injuries, diversity or similarity in their management and particularly differences between the treatment of war-associated injury from other types of colonic damage are among the unsettled issues. The present s...

OBJECTIVE To identify trends in weapon-related deaths associated with the Homeland War (1991-1995) among children in Croatia. DESIGN Retrospective review. PARTICIPANTS Croatian children aged from birth through 19 years who died as the result of a weapon-related injury from 1986 through 2005. Main Exposure Injury deaths of children by intent (homicide, suicide, operations of war, and uninten...