cesarean scar pregnancy (csp) is a rare, but life-threatening type of ectopic pregnancy. an exact and early diagnosis of csp is very important for prognosis. the aim of the present study was to describe 4 women with csp and discuss their clinical presentations, diagnoses, and various management options along with the published literature. four women with a suspicion of csp or cervical pregnancy...

objective (s): scar formation in injured peripheral nerve bed causes several consequences which impede the process of nerve regeneration. several animal models are used for scar induction in preclinical studies which target prevention and/or suppression of perineural scar. this study evaluates the translational capacity of four of physical injury models to induce scar formation around the sciat...

background: diagnosis of kidney scar could prevent vesico urethral reflax and its complications such as hypertension and renal failure. this study was conducted to determine average kidney length and volume in infants by sonography to accurate diagnosis of scars. methods: this study was conducted on infants with the history of uti who referred to imam reza hospital, kermanshah iran, for dmsa sc...

in this paper we discuss on the fixed points of asymptotic contractions and boyd-wong type contractions in uniform spaces equipped with an e-distance. a new version ofkirk's fixed point theorem is given for asymptotic contractions and boyd-wong type contractions is investigated in uniform spaces.

The term gingival hyperplasia refers to excess gingival tissue growth. It can be caused by numerous factors, most common being periodontal disease, poor oral hygiene, medications, smoking, and ill-fitting denture prostheses.1,2 The treatment of hyperplasia includes elimination of the causing factors and surgical removal of the lesion.1 If the cause persists, the tissue becomes more fibrous over...

OBJECTIVES We tested a circumferential mechanical dyssynchrony index (circumferential uniformity ratio estimate [CURE]; 0 to 1, 1 = synchrony) derived from magnetic resonance-myocardial tagging (MR-MT) for predicting clinical function class improvement following cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). BACKGROUND There remains a significant nonresponse rate to CRT. MR-MT provides high quality...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate the effects of stepwise catheter ablation of chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) on atrial electrical and mechanical properties. BACKGROUND Although stepwise catheter ablation of chronic AF is associated with acute arrhythmia termination and a favorable clinical outcome, atrial tissue damage following the procedure has not been evaluated. METHODS Forty ...

BY ITS very nature, significant disease of the coronary arteries results in regional ischemia or infarction, with sparing of other areas of the heart. Therefore, it is intuitively reasonable that assessment of the consequences of ischemic events on cardiac contraction would be best reflected in regional myocardial performance. On the other hand, if a regional contractile abnormality is sufficie...

BACKGROUND Brachioplasty is frequently recommended for patients with more skin laxity than subcutaneous fat. However, many patients are reluctant to accept a visible scar that will affect the activity of the upper arm or clothing choices. Traditional liposuction is effective when minimal skin laxity is present, but the dual problems of postoperative residual skin laxity and unsatisfactory conto...

The nose is the central part of the face, and constitutes the most prominent projection in facial geometry. This report presents five cases that sustained a chemical burn injury with associated facial mutilation resulting from contact with strong acids. The chemical burn affected the nasal architecture after inflicting a burn injury to the face. Applying bone deriving from a split skull procedu...