Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous syndrome which is characterized by formation of neurofibromas all over the skin and various other body systems. The anaesthetic management of these patients requires attention to all possible abnormalities and associated disturbances to prevent any peri-operative complication. NF-1-associated complications of the musculoske...

  Introduction: Adequate pain control is an important consideration in the post-surgical management of patients. Local nerve blockade added to general anesthesia can provide excellent pain control during and after most nasal surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to determine the combined effect of local anesthetic drugs with corticosteroids in nasal surgery. Materials and Methods: In t...

Conjoined twins are derived from the division of a single fertilized ovum; a phenomenon accompanied with multiple congenital anomalies. Such twins are identical, of the same sex, and more likely to be female. Most twins die during the embryonic period, and only 18% survive longer than 24 hours. There are complex anomalies in thoraco-omphalopagus twins that makes them unlikely to live long enoug...

G astrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are rare and specific tumours of the gastrointestinal system that originate from Cajal cells located in different sites of the digestive tract. They may originate from the omentum and peritoneum, but are commonly located in the stomach and small bowel. These tumours are frequently small, asymptomatic and found incidentally; they may be benign or cancero...

Acquaintance with the different anatomical variations of the arterial supply of the gallbladder is of great importance in hepatobiliary surgical procedures. A rare variation of the hepatobiliary arterial system was found during anatomical dissection of a female Iranian cadaver. Two cystic arteries were present, the first arising directly from the right hepatic artery and the second from the gas...

Endoscopic procedures involving the gastrointestinal tract have been successfully developed in paediatric practice over the last two decades, improving both diagnosis and treatment in many children's gastrointestinal diseases. In this group of patients, experience and co-operation between paediatricians/endoscopists and paediatric anaesthesiologists should help to guarantee the quality and safe...

Gastrointestinal foreign bodies are common in animals and may present with various clinical manifestations depending on the location, severity, duration of obstruction. Linear body (LFB) obstructions more cats compared to dogs, causing obstruction is usually thread or threaded needle. In our study, it was aimed determine radiography localization diagnosis LFB cats, investigate operative treatme...

Oxidative stress after major surgeries is associated with the development of poor clinical outcomes including delayed wound healing and increase in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) length of stay. Due to the growth and development phase in childhood, the change in the levels of oxidative stress and inflammation is of high importance in these patients. Notably, the acute metabolic stress whi...