background: narcotic drugs are usually used for postoperative pain control which could cause several complications such as respiratory depression and apnea. therefore, replacement of these drugs with safer analgesics is recommended. the aim of this study was to compare the analgesic effects of suppository diclofenac and pethidine in post-cesarean section (c/s) patients. methods: in this clinica...

Linguatula serrata is a tongue-shaped parasite that infects carnivores or insectivorous reptile as final host and herbivores as intermediate ones. During necropsy of a 1.5-year-old female stray cat, a few white and fine nodules were observed on the diaphragmatic lobes of the lung. In histopathological examination, the nodules contained a turned spinosum parasite with cuticular spines and in par...

OBJECTIVES To compare transvaginal sonography for cervical length measurement and digital examination for Bishop score assessment in women undergoing labor induction at term, to assess their tolerability (in terms of pain) and ability to predict need for Cesarean delivery. METHODS A prospective study was performed on 249 women admitted for labor induction. Cervical length was measured using t...

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is one of the most endangered species in world. Climate change and susceptibility to disease are two greatest threats this species. We performed a necropsy histopathological examination organs an old investigated pathogenesis associated with death. Necropsy observation revealed some typical age-related lesions, such as cataract, atherosclerosis, renal in...

INTRODUCTION The practice of cesarean section is known to decrease the occurrence of long bone fractures. We present here an unusual diaphyseal fracture of the femur of a newborn after cesarean section, the only case observed in our 14 years of practice. CASE REPORT The patient was a 3.4-kg female child born at 38 weeks of gestation. The mother was a primipara and aged 39 years. Ultrasound ex...