normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa microsoftinternetexplorer4 jejunal diverticula have a prevalence of approximately 1% in the general population. perforation of jejunal diverticulum is a rare. clinically this diagnosis may be easily confused with other causes of an acute abdomen. in the article, we discuss a 74-year–old man with a 2-day history of constipation and left–sided abdominal ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: nowadays obesity has become a universal problem. many studies have been done on obesity and abdominal adiposity. the aim of this study was to investigate the association between polyunsaturated fatty acid (pufa) intake, and obesity and abdominal adiposity in female students of isfahan university of medical scie...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: adipose tissue as an endocrine organ secretes adiponectin that is a cardiovascular atherosclerosis-modulating factor. however, some studies showed that adiponectin reduces obesity. in the present study, adiponectin association with body mass index (bmi), waist circumference (wc), visceral adipose tissue (vat) and subcutaneous visceral ti...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 takayasu's arteritis (ta), also known as pulseless disease or occlusive thromboaortopathy, is a form of vasculitis of unknown cause that chiefly affects the aorta and its major branches, most frequently in young women. we describe an 18-year-old female with a soft and pulsatile mass in the left side of her neck. normal 0 f...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa in this case report, we present a 30‑year-old man who developed pityriasis rubra pilaris (prp) following exposure to dolomite. the diagnosis of prp was confirmed histologically and the patient was successfully treated with acitretin and cyclosporine.

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 hydatidosis, caused by echinococcus granulosus is one of the most important zoonotic diseases, throughout most parts of the world. hydatidosis is endemic in iran and responsible for approximately 1% of admission to surgical wards. there are extensive genetic variations within e. granulosus and 10 different genotypes (g1–g1...

introduction: treatment of familial adenomatous polyposis (fap) is centered on early recognition and curative surgery with either restorative proctocolectomy with ileal-pouch-anal-anastomosis (ipaa) or colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis (ira). in this study we describe the presentation, treatment, and complications of 27 fap patients. method: all patients diagnosed with fap at our center fro...