To cite: Ranchordás S, Abecasis M, Anjos R. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014208827 DESCRIPTION Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect, hypoplastic pulmonary arteries and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries is a complex and heterogeneous cardiac disease. Currently, there are two different major surgical approaches: one involves ma...

To cite: Ali MS, Attash SM. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-200986 DESCRIPTION A 43-year-old woman was referred with a 5-day history of epigastric and right upper quadrant pain associated with nausea. The patient had tenderness in the right hypochondrium on the abdominal examination. She had no jaundice. The leucocyte count and liver function...

background: cystic fibrosis (cf) is a common autosomal recessive disorder that affects many body systems and is produced by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (cftr) gene. cf is also the most frequently inherited disorder in the west. the aim of this study was to detect the mutations in the cftr gene in two iranian families with cf. methods: after dna extractio...

background multiple renal arteries in kidney grafts have been associated with an increased rate of vascular and urologic complications. our objective is to compare the outcome of transplanted patients who receive a single pedicle kidney with those who receive a multiple arterial graft. objectives to find our the differences in the outcome and complications in patients undergoing kidney transpla...

background diabetes mellitus is a widespread disease. its vascular complications can be characterized by arteriosclerosis formation in carotid arteries. due to its delayed diagnosis resulting in more complications in iran, it seems that screening diabetic patients is mandatory. objectives the aim of this study was to compare the intima-media thickness (imt) of carotid artery in diabetic and non...

The origin and the ramification of the celiac trunk and its branches are commonly as follows. The celiac trunk has the three branches; the common hepatic, the splenic and the left gastric artery. The common hepatic artery divides into the gastroduodenal and the proper hepatic artery which has the right hepatic, the left hepatic and the cystic artery. Although variations in the ramification of t...

background: anaphylactic reactions, such as urticaria, edema, respiratory symptoms, and anaphylactic shock often complicate the course of cystic echinococcosis (ce). methods: to investigate the role of the ige immunoreactive antigen 5 (ag 5) in the sero-positive patients with ce, we determined n-terminal of 57 kda subunit of ag5 responsible for ige and c-terminal of this active antigen related ...