1. department of surgery, isfahan university of medical science (iums), isfahan, iran                                                 corresponding author: seyed abbas tabatabaei, md. email: [email protected] received: 14 nov. 2014 accepted: 07 feb. 2015  iran j cancer prev. 2015; 2:89-93.     abstract background: considering the poor survival rate of patients with esophageal cancers, mai...

series did highlight the advantages of extended-release epidural morphine with tolerable side effects, such as transient hypotension, respiratory compromise, pruritus, and nausea, in the context of colorectal surgery [9]. This prospective study provides an innovative technique for pain management in order to improve the outcomes of postoperative care in colorectal cancer patients and provides e...

Sulfites are rarely suspected as causative agents of immediate-type hypersensitivity. We report on a 49-year-old male patient who developed recurrent severe hypotension after food ingestion. A diagnosis of monoclonal mast cell activation syndrome was established. In the double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge, the patient reacted to potassium metabisulfite with anaphylaxis.

Materials and methods 25 patients were evaluated in our Institution (14 males and 11 females) for curative surgical operations: 8 gallbladders, 5 ventral median incisional hernias, 7 sigmoid diverticulosis, 5 inguinal hernias. Different intraoperative techniques were analyzed: normovolemic acute hemodilution, use of hemo-recovery device and anaesthesia with controlled hypothermia and hypotensio...