Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital deformity of the chest wall. The most frequently used techniques include Ravitch (costochondral resection) and Nuss (minimally invasive pectus repair of pectus excavatum [MIRPE]). The Nuss technique includes using temporary metallic bars without costochondral resection to correct the chest wall deformity. Modified MIRPE can be learned easily and pe...

Insufficient coordination of medical research and partial isolation from the international scientific community can result in application of invasive methods without sufficient indications. Here is presented an overview of renal and pancreatic biopsy studies performed in the course of the operations of pancreatic blood shunting into the systemic blood flow in type 1 diabetic patients. Furthermo...

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BACKGROUND Minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures have been progressively used in heart surgery. OBJECTIVE To describe the techniques and immediate results of minimally invasive procedures in 5 years. METHODS Prospective and descriptive study in which 102 patients were submitted to minimally invasive procedures in direct and video-assisted forms. Clinical and surgical variables were e...

Background and Purpose: In some patients, invasive radiology procedures by using anesthetics and contrast may lead to certain reaction. Therefore, consent must be obtained from patients. At the moment, some radiology centers obtain the consent from the patient in some of invasive radiology procedures in Iran. Due to the importance of consent and its position in patients' ethics, and because of ...

Color Doppler ultrasound (US) is an important ally in minimally invasive aesthetic procedures at the facial level. The three-dimensional images obtained make it possible to carry out a complete vascular mapping of face, relate different anatomical structures and observe cutaneous subcutaneous thickness. Knowing this information will easier for professional safe planning injection "filler" derma...