Background and objective Minimally invasive techniques in the surgical treatment of hemorrhoids have been gaining popularity. Laser hemorrhoidoplasty (LHP) LigaSure™ (LigH; Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) hemorrhoidectomy methods are most recent innovative that increasingly used. In this study, we aimed to compare effectiveness these two techniques. Methods The data patients who underwent LHP or Li...

The OBJECTIVE was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hemorrhoidectomy with lateral ultrasound dissection in patients older age groups. METHODS AND MATERIALS. A comparative analysis immediate long-term results treatment two groups geriatric suffering from III–IV stages hemorrhoids carried out. main included 27 who underwent using original technique «cutting» mode. control group consisted 33 ...

background gigantomastia is a rare condition characterized by excessive breast growth and can be physically and psychosocially disabling for the patient. regarding management of gigantomastia, this study evaluates the outcomes of superomedial pedicle with vertical scar or wise pattern skin excision. methods a total of 425 patients who underwent reduction mammoplasty in our institution were revi...

background: replacement of the lost tissue is the major concerns of the plastic surgeons. expanded area should be coherent with the surrounding tissue. tissue expansion technique is the reforming methods the skin tissue scarcities. several methods for tissue expansion are available; including usage of silicon balloon and injecting fluid into the tissue expander. materials and methods: in a clin...

rhinophyma is a severe late complication of rosacea, which is characterized by progressive hyperplasia of sebaceous glands and connective tissue involving the lower two-thirds of the nose. it can be an emotionally devastating disorder, and serve as a medium for occult cancers and other health problems. many surgical treatments have been advocated, as well as dermabrasion and laser therapy. in l...

brain hydatid cyst constitutes one of the leading causes of cranial mass in the endemic region, especially among the children. symptoms of the disease are associated with rising of intracranial pressure and focal neurological deficit. surgical excision of the cyst is essential to treatment. here we present a 19 yr-old male livings in ardabil, northwest of iran, referred to neurosurgery clinic i...

This is a prospective study aimed to compare the results of stapled hemorrhoidopexy with LigaSure Haemorrhoidectomy. This study included 50 patients who were divided into 25 patients underwent stapled hemorrhoidopexy and 25 patients underwent LigaSure Haemorrhoidectomy. Operat ion t ime and postoperative progress was assessed. Postoperative pain was assessed using visual analogue scale. Patient...

In the present double-blind study we aimed to evaluate the postoperative analgesic effects of intrathecal midazolam with bupivacaine following haemorrhoidectomy. Forty-five patients were randomly allocated to one of three groups: the control group received 1 ml of 0.5% heavy bupivacaine plus 0.2 ml of 0.9% saline intrathecally, group BM1 received 1 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine plus 0.2 ml of 0.5% pre...