this report summarizes the results of 64 percutaneous catheter drainage of abdominal abscesses and fluid collections in 56 patients. aspiration and drainage was guided with computed tomography in 34 patients and with ultrasound in 30 patients. success rate was 90%. infected collections were successfully drained in 94% and noninfected collections in 72% . partial success was achieved in two pati...

background nowadays percutaneous nephrolithotomy (pcnl) is performed in prone and supine positions. physiologic solutions should be used to irrigate during pcnl. irrigation can cause hemodynamic, electrolyte and acid-base changes during pcnl. objectives the current study aimed to compare the electrolyte, hemodynamic and metabolic changes of prone and complete supine pcnl. patients and methods i...

OBJECTIVE Know the results of percutaneous release of trigger digits by using full handle knife 15 degrees. MATERIAL AND METHOD The author identified 510 cadaveric digits to find the anatomical landmark of Al pulley that relates to the knuckle and measurements of A1 pulley lengths. The proximal margin of the Al pulleys on the perpendicular line from the knuckle to the palm was in the same lin...

introduction: the precise time of using percutaneous coronary intervention (pci) after fibrinolytic therapy for maximum efficiency and minimum side effects is still undetermined. therefore, the present study was designed to compare the outcome of myocardial infarction (mi) patients who underwent surgical intervention (angiography and pci) within 48 hours of thrombolytic therapy or after that. m...

many properties of chemicals depend on their streochemistry. among these, the effects of streoisomerism on percutaneous absorption of drugs, which is subject of the present investigation, is not well studied yet. in this study, tretinoin (tt) and isotretinoin (itt) (geometric isomers) were chosen and their permeations (alone or in the presence of each other) through enhancer-treated excised rat...

transcatheter aortic valve replacement (tavr) is a novel therapeutic intervention for the replacement of severely stenotic aortic valves in high-risk patients for standard surgical procedures. since the initial partner trial results, use of tavr has been on the rise each year. new delivery methods and different valves have been developed and modified in order to promote the minimally invasive p...

conclusions routine predilation of the sb in provisional stenting of true bifurcation lesions seems to be ineffective and might be associated with some undesirable consequences. still, there are some complex ostial lesions of the sb which could benefit from predilation. patients and methods sixty patients with true bifurcation lesions according to the medina classification were included in the ...

Far lateral lumbar intervertebral disk herniation (FLLIDH) most commonly occurs far lateral to the intervertebral facet at L3-L4 and L4-L5 and accounts for 3.8% of all lumbar disk herniations. Traditional surgery for FLLIDH involves massive surgical trauma, damage to the spinal structure, and instability of the lumbar spine. The goals of this study were to perform a systematic review of the lit...

conclusion: although timi grade 3 flows trended to be higher in the patients who received early tirofiban in the emergency ward, the difference did not constitute statistical significance and possible benefits, therefore, require further clarification. results: the study population had a mean age of 57.17 ± 10.09 years and included 79.3 % males. timi grade 3 flow was seen in 15 (21.4 %) patient...

amoebic liver abscess is a complication of amoebiasis that needs early diagnosis and proper treatment before further complications occur. we report a-35 year old female presented by fever and dyspnea due to huge liver abscess complicated by massive right side empyema. the patient was effectively treated by percutaneous drainage for both the right lobe abscess and empyema together with pharmaco-...