introduction: treatment in chronic constipation is highly dependent on colon transit time (ctt), which not only determines the cause but also determines the correct treatment policy. the aim of this study was evaluation of ctt in constipated patients. methods: 43 patients with chronic constipation who did not respond to high fiber diet were enrolled in the study. patients with history of drug i...

a case of an acute intestinal obstruction in a 64 -year - old man, due to cicatriceal stricture of tlie left colon with secondary enteroliths in colon, is presented. enteroliths in colon arc rare and it is suggested that stasis is the most important factor in their production as ihey arc. most commonly associated with an intestinal sricturc.

the present investigation was aimed at developing a novel colon targeted system of lornoxicam based on the use of a combination of ph dependent system (to prevent the premature release of drug in the upper git) and enzymatically degradation system (to ensure the specificity of drug release in the colon). the drug loaded guar gum microspheres prepared by emulsification cross-linking method were ...

background and aims: among all cancers, colon cancer is common and deadly, yet preventable. the estimated worldwide incidence of colon cancer is more than one million new cases per year. this study was done to identify the epidemiological features and risk factors of colon cancer in different regions of birjand. methods: this retrospective, descriptive analytical study of patients with colon ca...

a comparison of spatial ability bteween womenin the third trimester of pregnancy with women after delivery     vatanparast sh * [1] , alipour a [2] , zareh h [3] ,yadegari oa [4]    received: 19 apr, 2011 accepted: 6 jul, 2011   abstract  background & aims: this research was aimed to review the ability to compare spatial ability (mental rotation, visualization, water level task) between pregnan...

Background and aims: Among all cancers, colon cancer is common and deadly, yet preventable. The estimated worldwide incidence of colon cancer is more than one million new cases per year. This study was done to identify the epidemiological features and risk factors of colon cancer in different regions of Birjand. Methods: This retrospective, descriptive an...

Aims In this study, we aimed to apply laboratory blood analysis identify the hematological (based on hemoglobin concentration, erythrocytes, hematocrit, and RDW count) profiles associated with most prevalent forms of digestive tract malignancies. Furthermore, evaluate how these contributed distinguishing tumors at diagnosis. Methods We collected data from date ICD-10 diagnostic coding for C15 e...