Objective: We evaluated the clinical efficacy of a one-stage modified semi-posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (modified Peña procedure) for radical treatment of female imperforate anus with a rectovesibula fistula. Methods: A total of 89 female neonates who had imperforate anus with a rectovesibula fistula and underwent treatment in our hospital between January 2003 and December 2013 were enroll...

abstract a patient with a 3-month history of headache refractory to pain medication was admitted. the ct scan and mri showed evidence of a posterior fossa mass. this was pathologically confirmed as an extra medullary plasmacytoma (emp). he had a pathologic fracture of the left humerus 7 years ago while the radiologist was unaware at the time of diagnosis. a solitary bone plasmacytoma (sbp) was ...

a lot of researches have investigated the effects of topical cyclosporine a on the eye surface layers' diseases. by now the main limitation in cyclosporine application is the low permeation of the drug into the posterior segments of the eye. the aim of present study was to formulate high permeable dosage form can be beneficial in the topical treatment of the uveitis. to reach higher corneal dru...

this study was designed reevaluate the outcome of soft wall reconstruction technique for cwd mastoidectomy and to test the validity of anteriorly–based musculoperiosteal flap attachment without oblitrating the mastoid cavity for increasing graft viability. two methods of reconstruction were used. soft wall reconstruction method as described previously by smith et al, were performed on 35 patien...

a middle-aged woman with the chief complaints of dysnea and chest pain was referred to our center. chest x-rays and computed tomoram revealed a mass in the posteriof mediastinum, which was excised in toto. pathologicat report of the specimen labeled it as normal thyroid tissue (aberrant thyroid).

purpose: to report complications involving the posterior segment after laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (lasik) in 5 myopic patients ranging in age from 26 to 38 years. patients and findings: case one developed bilateral cilioretinal artery obstruction in association with ischemic optic neuropathy. case two presented with nonsimultaneous bilateral delayed-onset optic neuropathy. in case th...

The aim of this review article is to review the technique of laparoscopic assisted anorectoplasty (LAARP), its modifications, indications, contraindications and outcomes for anorectal malformations (ARM). LAARP was first introduced by Willital in 1998 and developed by Georgeson in 2000. Many modifications have taken place to reduce complications and to provide better functional outcomes. Recto-...