Skiagram of Large Stone, Three Inches in Length, Removed from Right Ureter

A Case of Stone Impacted in the Ureter: Operation, Recovery

Large impacted pancreatic stone removed with single-operator pancreatoscopy and electrohydraulic lithotripsy.

A 59-year-old man had chronic calcific pancreatitis secondary to alcohol and smoking. He had acute flares of pain and elevation of serum pancreatic enzymes. A CT scan revealed features of chronic pancreatitis, including large pancreatic duct calculi in the dilated main duct. On previous ERCP examination 2 months prior, removal of a 15-mm impacted pancreatic stone near the genu was not attempted...

Four Inches ! Too Close , Too Far , Just Right ?

The July 1992 Indoor Radon and Radon Decay Product Measurement Device Protocols, EPA 402-R-92-004 (EPA 1992) provides five measurement device location selection criteria that should be followed when placing a device within a room for measurement of the radon concentration. These criteria include: (1) a place where the device will not be disturbed and there is adequate room for the device, (2) a...

درمان کامل آندوسکوپیک دو نوبت استنت دبل جی فراموش شده

Double-J (DJ) stent is placed temporarily in the ureter after urology surgery and is removed after 2-6 weeks. It is relatively rare for a patient to forget about the indwelling DJ ureteral stent. Major complications associated with such situation include DJ fracture, infection and encrustation. Increasing the thickness of the stent causes the adhesion of the urinary tract, therefore, the stent ...

the role of russia in transmission of energy from central asia and caucuses to european union

پس ازفروپاشی شوروی،رشد منابع نفت و گاز، آسیای میانه و قفقاز را در یک بازی ژئوپلتیکی انرژی قرار داده است. با در نظر گرفتن این منابع هیدروکربنی، این منطقه به یک میدانجنگ و رقابت تجاری برای بازی های ژئوپلتیکی قدرت های بزرگ جهانی تبدیل شده است. روسیه منطقه را به عنوان حیات خلوت خود تلقی نموده و علاقمند به حفظ حضورش می باشد تا همانند گذشته گاز طبیعی را به وسیله خط لوله مرکزی دریافت و به عنوان یک واس...