hemangiomas are the most common benign liver masses with a frequency of 0.4-7.3% at autopsy. they are usually discovered incidentally and a few require surgery. spontaneous or traumatic ruptures are among indications of surgery for hemangiomas. we report a case of giant hepatic hemangioma presenting as hemoperitoneum following use of the slimming belt that underwent an emergent laparotomy. abdo...

  Background: To evaluate safety and efficacy of percutaneous release of trigger finger in multiple digits involvement in comparison with  single digit involvement.   Method: A number of 100 patients (131 fingers) were treated by percutaneous release and divided into two groups: single digit (group A) and multiple digits (group B). They were followed up for one year. Success rate, pain, complic...

delivery of exogenous materials such as nucleic acids, peptides, proteins, and drugs into cells is an important strategy in modern cellular and molecular biology. recently, the development of gene carriers for efficient gene transfer into cells has attracted a great attention. furthermore, lack of effective drug delivery is one of the major problems of cancer chemotherapy. many physical methods...

objective: this study focused on the factors affecting the institutional delivery and delivery assisted by health professionals in urban slums. materials and methods: a semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collect information from women aged 15-49 who had at least one birth. totally 540 eligible women were interviewed. results: the results showed that around 20% of women delivered at ...

Pain is the major cause of morbidity in cancer patients. Interventional techniques should be considered for management pain that refractory to traditional analgesics or when patients are unable tolerate opioids. intended stop signals through neural pathways from periphery brain. This article deals with interventional such as central neuraxial block, sympathetic peripheral nerve percutaneous cor...

Microneedling is a minimally invasive procedure that is becoming widely utilized in dermatology. Microneedles (MNs) are fine, needle-like structures that penetrate the skin. MNs can be used for percutaneous collagen induction (PCI) therapy and to augment transdermal drug delivery. This review is a primer on microneedling for dermatologists. It provides an overview of the history, instruments, p...

introduction percutaneous nephrolithotomy is generally considered a safe option for the management of large complex or infectious upper urinary tract calculi. biliary tract injury is a rare and potentially serious complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy that can even lead to mortality, especially in cases where biliary peritonitis develops. all reported cases of biliary tract injury have b...

We have developed an intramedullary delivery strategy to administer retroviral vectors expressing a therapeutic gene to promote healing of a closed rat femur fracture. This strategy involves implantation of an indwelling catheter with the stabilizing Kirschner (K)-wire during the surgery prior to fracture of the femur by the three-point bending technique. It uses the openings in the bone that w...

The majority of transcatheter aortic valve implantations, structural heart procedures and the newly developed transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement are traditionally performed either through a transfemoral or a transapical access site, depending on the presence of severe peripheral vascular disease or anatomic limitations. The transapical approach, which carries specific advantages ...

background: cesarean delivery is a surgery for deliver a baby. women with previous cesarean delivery (cd) must often choose between a vaginal delivery (vd) and repeat cd. our aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with preference for cd in neyshabur pregnant women with previous cd. methods: a cross‑sectional study was conducted on all pregnant women (who had previous caesarean ...