Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) (Ankaferd Health Products Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey) is a standardized unique combined medicinal plant extract, which has been approved in the management of postsurgery dental bleeding and external hemorrhage in Turkey. ABS induces a very rapid formation (<1 second) of a specific hemostatic protein network within vital erythroid aggregation in the injured vascular area...

Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) is a technique of extracorporeal circulation commonly used in children with complex congenital heart defects undergoing surgical repairs. The use of profound cooling (20 degrees C) and complete cessation of circulation allow adequate exposure and correction of these complex lesions, with enhanced cerebral protection. However, the profound physiologic s...

background early postoperative edema and ecchymosis are the most common factors to complicate initial patient perceptions about rhinoplasty. the current study was conducted to determine the effects of longer steri-strip tape on patient cheek in terms of ecchymosis control and reduction. methods through a randomized controlled clinical trial, 70 patients who underwent rhinoplasty were randomly e...

the patient was a 67-year-old female who presented with severe rectal bleeding since three days prior to hospital admission. she complained of mild abdominal pain. rectal examination revealed the presence of fresh blood and a clot. she had a normal upper endoscopy. a colonoscopy showed a large clot with bloody secretions up to the cecum, with no obvious origin. because of the severity of bleedi...

obscure gastrointestinal (gi) bleeding is defined when the source of gi bleeding could not be determined by upper endoscopy, colonoscopy or barium small bowel transit. in this report, a 41 year-old man presented with a history of over ten recurrent episodes of melena since four years prior to admission. the source of bleeding was not detected by multiple upper and lower gi endoscopies. during t...

background: immune thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is an autoimmune disease that can cause bleeding disorders in patients, and presents in acute and chronic forms. the acute form is frequently seen in children, but the chronic form mainly inflicts adults. there are differences and similarities in clinical and laboratory findings of the disease between children and adults. we study these differen...

background: the term dysfunctional uterine bleeding(dub) refers to any abnormal bleeding from the uterus, unassociated with tumour, inflammation and pregnancy. the histological diagnosis of dub is very essential for adequate management especially in perimenopausal and postmenopausal females. the present study was undertaken with the aim of evaluating dub in various age groups, carry out histopa...

various complications of hydatid cyst have been recognized to date. we have encountered one such complication-rupture of hydatid cyst to the duodenum­ leading to upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a 40 year old male, who referred with severe right upper quadrant (ruq) pain and gastrointestinal bleeding of a few hours&apos; duration. laparotomy revealed a cyst (7 x 15 cm) in the left lobe of the...

â  the adverse effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) on the upper gastrointestinal (gi) tract and small intestine are well established. the effect of such therapy on the large intestine, so called nsaid-induced colopathy, is less well described. nsaid-induced colopathy usually involves the right colon due to a higher concentration of the drug at this site, but the rectum may...

upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ugib) is defi ned as bleeding that results from lesions located above the ligament of treitz and is a common cause for emergency hospital admissions in patients with gastrointestinal disorders. ugib also increases the risk of morbidity and mortality in patients already hospitalized for other reasons. according to epidemiological surveys of acute ugib in iran, pe...