background: brain type natriuretic peptide (bnp) is a cardiac hormone that is secreted mainly by the ventricles in response to volume expansion and pressure load. it can predict post-operative complications after heart surgery in adults. we sought to investigate the prognostic value of bnp in children after heart surgery. methods: we measured the bnp serum levels in 96 children with congenital ...

BACKGROUND To investigate the proper modifications and usefulness of side-hairline correction surgery in Korean female patients depending on different zygomatic bone structures. METHODS Different zygomatic bone structures were classified according to their maximum transverse width among 310 cases of hairline correction surgery in Korean women. The widest transverse width was located on the an...

abstract   objective: to determine the prevalence of helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infection in patients with gastrectomy for gastric cancer. material and methods: samples from 95 (69 males, 26 females) consecutive patients who had undergone surgery for gastric cancer were included in this study. histologic examination of tumor obtained at the time of surgery yielded the diagnosis and then th...

background: intracranial lesions of the pituitary gland are common pituitary adenomas, accounting for 6-10% of all symptomatic intracranial tumors. in this retrospective study, the clinicopathologic features and survival rate of pituitary adenomas were evaluated. methods: the present retrospective study was conducted on 83 patients with pituitary adenomas, referring to radiation oncology depart...

purpose : recession is the main surgical procedure in correction of eye deviation in duane’s syndrome. we evaluate the efficacy of botulinum toxin injection in the treatment of this type of strabismus instead of surgery or before it. methods : three patients with duane’s syndrome type i and one patient with type ii were selected at poostchi eye clinic from patients who diagnosed primarily and h...

The subtypes of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are closely associated with the clinicopathological behavior and recurrence after surgical resection. However, there no established non-invasive methods to confirm IPMNs without surgery. aim this study is predict using findings endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). Sixty-two consecutive patients who underwent EUS before surgery were r...

Acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis is characterized by marked inflammation of intraocular fluids and tissues. Despite appropriate therapeutic intervention, endophthalmitis may result in severe visual loss. Postoperative endophthalmitis has been reported following every type of ocular surgery but because cataract surgery is the most commonly performed type of ocular surgery, this setting ...

  Background: Increased costs and mortality associated with inappropriate blood transfusions have led to investigations about blood request and blood transfusion techniques. We investigated the transfusion status in patients who underwent orthopedic surgery in Poursina Hospital (Rasht, Iran) to optimizing blood usage and determine if a scheduled transfusion program for every orthopedic surgery ...

Background: Musculoskeletal symptoms are the main cause of loss of working time, and increase in labor costs. Poor posture is the most important risk factor for work-related musculoskeletal symptoms. This study aimed at evaluating the role of ergonomic risk factors in different surgical (open surgery, laparoscopy, and microsurgery) in the frequency or resonance frequency of musculoskeletal symp...