background: reservation of blood leads to blood wastage if the blood is not transfused. therefore, in some centers only blood type and screen are evaluated. in this study, the efficacy of a blood crossmatch-to-transfusion ratio was measured and then compared with the standard levels. methods: this prospective study was conducted during one year in a university hospital. during this period, 398 ...

Vascular anomalies are frequently encountered in abdomen. But they are usually asymptomatic and diagnosed accidently during angiography or surgery leading into severe complications. Thus knowledge of angioarchitecture in abdomen, whether normal or variant, is considered prerequisite for successful, uncomplicated surgeries and interventional radiology. This case report describes one of such vary...

Isolated omental panniculitis is a rare entity mostly seen in adults. It presents with the inflammation of the fatty tissue of the omentum. The symptoms may vary from local (e.g. abdominal tenderness or palpable mass) to systemic manifestations including abdominal pain, back pain, fever, weight loss and bowel disturbances. We presented this case as a first awareness of omental panniculitis in a...

Abdominal pain is a common complaint at the family physician's office. Small-bowel obstruction is included in the differential diagnosis. Many patients with obstruction have a history of previous abdominal surgeries as the cause of obstruction, but mechanical obstruction is another common cause. Mechanical obstruction can be caused by an ingested foreign body or foodstuff. This case is the firs...

aim and background:   poor controlled postoperative pain not only causes acute and chronic methods and materials:   in a randomized double-blind clinical trial, 50 patients scheduled for findings:   vas scores and opioid consumption between two groups in recovery room and at 2, 4 conclusions:   local anesthetic wound infiltration in abdominal surgeries decreases postoperative

BACKGROUND Gastrectomy or truncal vagotomy is known to increase the incidence of cholelithiasis. Many of these patients will become symptomatic, and the adhesions from their gastric resection may make laparoscopic cholecystectomy much more difficult. METHODS We prospectively assessed the data for the 15-year cumulative laparoscopic cholecystectomy experience of 1 surgeon at a university teach...

aim : the aim of this study was to assess the incidence of irritable bowel syndrome in women undergoing hysterectomy and tubular ligation. background : the results of previous studies have shown an increased incidence of irritable bowel syndrome after gynecological surgeries. patients and methods : participants were patients of alzahra and taleghani university hospitals in tabriz. one hundred a...