gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gists) are uncommon tumors of the gastrointestinal (gi) tract that occur predominantly in adults. these tumors originated from cajal cells have positive mutations for kit (cd117) or platelet-derived growth factor receptor (pdgfra). gist especially multiple gists are very rare in children and lacking mutations in kit. we present a previously healthy 13 year- old ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To develop a nurse-led storytelling intervention for patients with cancer and implement the intervention using trained oncology nurses. DESIGN Descriptive pilot project using qualitative methods to assess implementation of an intervention tool kit, with investigators blinded to control and intervention group membership. SETTING Local regional medical center in the Pacific...

Optimizing bag ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation or ventilation of an unprotected airway1 is mandatory to minimize the risk of pulmonary complications and the occurrence of gastric inflation due to excessive airway pressure.2 Numerous studies have underlined the difficulty of providing safe and effective bag ventilation in these situations, and new devices have been marketed to h...

introduction: helicobacter pylori, as an etiologic cause of peptic ulcers and gastric cancer, should be tested and treated. the true state of infection can only be detected by isolation of gastric biopsies through the invasive method of gastroscopy. however, there are several non-invasive methods for detection of infection, the most common of which is serology. methods: here we have evaluated t...

conclusions surgical wound infections are less common by using reusable retrieval bag during laparoscopic appendectomy procedure. also, using reusable retrieval bag has less cost. patients and methods one hundred twenty laparoscopic appendectomies performed over one year, were included in this retrospective study. the patients were divided into 2 group; group a was the one in which la was done ...