Advances in postoperative medical care have contributed significantly to the improved quality of life and long-term survival of cardiac transplant recipients, which is now 72% at 5 years. The major cause of late morbidity and mortality is transplant associated coronary artery disease' and this has recently been reviewed.2 However, the diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infection and lymph...

The goals of post-transplant management are to manage and treat postoperative complications, and develop a balanced long-term immunotherapy regimen that minimizes infection and side effects but controls rejection. While modern immunosuppressant regimes have reduced rates of graft loss due to rejection, they impart major risks for infection, growth failure, metabolic complications, and malignanc...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the merits and 10 year follow-up results of two kinds of cutaneous ureterostomy operation in patients with the radical cystectomy. METHODS We retrospective analyzed the information of patients underwent radical cystectomy in the past 10 years, comparing and analyzing the consequence of application value, early and long-term follow-up results using two kinds of cutaneo...

OBJECTIVE To assess the long-term follow-up after ileocaecal continent cutaneous reservoir (ICCR) and to review the late complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 756 patients underwent an ICCR in our department, with long-term follow-up data available in 50 patients. The inclusion criterion was ICCR regardless of the indication and the exclusion criteria were orthotopic neobladder or other...

From August 1982 through March 1988, 531 patients have undergone continent urinary diversion using an ileal reservoir constructed according to the method of Kock. For the last 18 months we have used the principle of Kock reservoir construction for primary lower urinary tract reconstruction after cystectomy in 39 highly selected male patients by means of a ureteroileal urethrostomy. Early compli...

The clinical spectrum of cutaneous adverse drug reactions range from benign, self-limiting reactions to life-threatening conditions. Patients with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions require longer hospitalisation that cost both the hospital and health care system. Cutaneous adverse drug reactions are common complications of medical therapy. While most are benign and self-limiting after wit...

- healing of surgical wounds and their complications such as infection or scar formation are of major concern in surgery. tissue glues are advanced to reduce these problems. in a prospective study, we have evaluated surgical wound healing in 76 patients whose surgical wounds were repaired by tissue glues (histoacryl). this study was performed in four leaching hospitals (sina, shariaty, shohada,...

immediate and late post operative complications or radical neck dissection were discussed. preventive measures and the treatment of each were mentioned briefly. our 10 years experience with complications or neck dissection in the cancer institute was presented.

BACKGROUND The use of intravenous contrast media (CM) has increased for the diagnosis of several diseases. The newly developed low osmolar nonionic contrast agents cause significantly decreased adverse reactions than the higher osmolar ones. However, adverse reactions may still occur, ranging in severity from minor side effects to severe complications. However, there have been few reports about...

the goals of post-transplant management are to manage and treat postoperative complications, and develop a balanced long-term immunotherapy regimen that minimizes infection and side effects but controls rejection. while modern immunosuppressant regimes have reduced rates of graft loss due to rejection, they impart major risks for infection, growth failure, metabolic complications, and malignanc...