conclusions to our knowledge in the literature up to now there are only nine reports of coracoid osteoid osteoma. these cases were treated with different approaches and different techniques. we used en-bloc resection via mini-anterior approach. our patient 30 months after surgery (october 2012) have full range of motion and became pain free since wound healing with normal control imaging.defini...

backgrounds and objectives: today we are witnessed a growing number of minimally invasive surgical techniques for different diseases. laparoscopic colon surgery as a minimally invasive surgery is currently growing in treatment of malignancies after proving his place in the treatment of benign diseases. we compare in this study results of laparoscopic colorectal surgery with open surgery. method...

background and importance: symptomatic vasospasm is a well-known pathology associated with ruptured aneurysms. nevertheless, this condition is rarely found as a result of skull base tumor removal. case presentation: we reported a new case of 40-year-old woman previously treated for a tuberculum and diaphragma sellae meningioma showing symptomatic vasospasm after twelve post-operative days witho...

purpose : to identify any factors that may predict successful levator resection in blepharoptosis correction methods : the hospital records of 52 consecutive patients undergoing anterior levator resection for unilateral congenital blepharoptosis were reviewed. successful result was defined a lid level within 1 mm of the fellow eye 1 year after surgery. we studied the effect of levator function,...

mandibular defects may result from many conditions such as trauma, inflammatory diseases and tumors. there are rare cases reported in the literature that have demonstrated spontaneous bone regeneration after resection of the mandible. several factors such as age, preservation of the periosteum and genetics seem to influence spontaneous bone regeneration capacity in individuals. evaluation of th...

background and objectives: postoperative ileus is common after abdominal resection. it causes gas store,distention, nausea, vomiting, and even pain. this study examines the impact of gum chewing as a type of sham feeding on the duration of postoperative ileus. methods: in this randomized control trial study, 70 patients in two groups (each group n=35) underwent abdominal resection. the a group ...

background & aim: glioblastoma multiforme (gbm), the highest grade glioma (grade iv), is the most malignant form of astrocytoma in adults. this study aimed at evaluating the relationship between demographic, clinical and medical factors with gbm outcome. methods & materials/patients: through a cross-sectional design, 58 patients with newly diagnosed gbm were studied from 1999 to 2015 in guilan ...

abstract   background: iatrogenic airway injury after endotracheal intubation and tracheotomy remains a serious clinical problem. in this study we reviewed post-intubation and traumatic tracheal stenosis in 47 patients with a special attention to the cause, hense surgical treatment of the stenosis was performed and the results compared with the literatures.   methods: since february 1995 throug...