There are occasional reports of using the appendix to replace sections of the ureters, and to our knowledge, only a couple of them were in the left side. We used the appendix as a ureteral substitute in two cases in technically difficult parts, the upper left ureter and the first part of the right ureter. Follow-ups of8 years and 6 months in right and left side cases, respectively, are imp...

there are occasional reports of using the appendix to replace sections of the ureters, and to our knowledge, only a couple of them were in the left side. we used the appendix as a ureteral substitute in two cases in technically difficult parts, the upper left ureter and the first part of the right ureter. follow-ups of8 years and 6 months in right and left side cases, respectively, are impressi...

A 70 year old male presented with right lower quadrant pain and anorexia for about 72 hours prior to hospital admission. He underwent laparotomy with impression of acute appendicitis. The operative finding was an inflamed tumoral appendix without appendicular base involvement, and appendectomy was done. The patient had an uneventful post-op course. Due to the pathology report of prostatic ...

the first part of the paper describes the persian translation of naṣīr al-dīn al-ṭūsī’s taḥrīr kitāb uqlīdis by quṭb al-dīn al-shīrāzī, with a primary focus on his appendix to book i. part of a larger encyclopedic collection, al-shīrāzī’s translation continued to be read for centuries. as evidence of the work’s influence, al-shīrāzī’s appendix to book i was included in a nineteenth century prin...

Background: Mucocele of the appendix is a clinical term for a pseudocyst that is associated with mucus extravasation into the surrounding medium. This may be the result of neoplastic causes. Case Presentation: Two cases of the mucocele of the appendix at Golestan hospital of Ahwaz were found. The first case was a 70 years lady who complained of the pain in lower part of her abdomen since 1 yea...

background: the appendix is considered as part of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue; however, lymphocyte subsets in this tissue are not fully defined. objective: to investigate and compare the function and phenotype of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood and appendix of patients with normal and inflamed appendix tissues. methods: peripheral blood samples and appendiceal mononuclear cells we...

conclusions thi visualizes appendix better than conventional us. it is a simple and time saving method that may eliminate further diagnostic imaging, and it may decrease negative appendectomy rates and related complications. patients and methods the study was performed on 185 patients who applied for routine us examinations in whom clinical findings of appendicitis were detected in 25. we searc...

Although uncommon, different kinds of foreign bodies, most of which metallic, have been reported to enter the appendix. The present report describes a case with a metallic foreign body-induced appendicitis, and makes suggestion in regards to the diagnosis and management of the problem. A metallic foreign body was accidentally observed in the right lower quadrant region in an abdominal X-ray tak...

the appendix is an unusual site for extramedulary relapse in acute leukemia. the present case report describes two cases of late course acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented with leukemic infiltration of the appendix and complete remission of bone marrow. the signs and symptoms of the cases suggest that leukemic involvement of the appendix should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ...

Colombia is highlighted in the LAC region by its efforts cassava processing. Since 2005 two Colombian firms De Sargo and Central Sicarare have set a common plant located Codazzi (Department of Cesar, North West Colombia) being pioneer to transform starch into ethanol. Clayuca CIAT just inaugurated, on July 22 nd 2, new cassava–based ethanol processing plant, Palmira (on Cauca Valley).