the aim of the current study was to determine the pattern, presentation and management of foreign body aspiration in our  population.  this prospective study comprised 55 patients with foreign body aspiration admitted to our department from january 2009 to december 2011. all patients underwent rigid bronchoscopy under local or general anesthesia. the patients’ demographic information along with...

the appearance of body, which is considered as people’s physical capital, is influenced by cultural position of individuals. people have different attitude towards their body and appearance depending on their cultural capital. in addition, in today’s world visible characteristics and features of individuals are ever more important than they used to be in the past. thus, as appropriate and desir...

PURPOSE Despite the importance of body satisfaction on self concept and well being, there is little study about it or its consequences in Iranian populations, a part of Asian culture. The aim of this study was the assessment of body satisfaction and body management strategies in Iranian university students. WORK METHOD This survey was performed based on a self-administrated questionnaire in 5...

Objective: To review the presentation, management and outcome of carotid body tumors at a University Hospital in Karachi. Setting: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Methods: The medical records of all the patients who were admitted between 1st January1991 to 1st January 2002, with a diagnosis of carotid body tumor and underwent surgical resection, w...