abstract background: infertility predisposes the couples to mental and psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, anger, and partner abuse. this study aimed to investigate the association between infertility factors and the non-physical abuse between infertile spouses. materials and methods: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 262 infertile couples (131 female and ...

background there are several studies in the literature investigating factors which can induce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) in different populations. however, the existing literature lacks powerful studies addressing the factors which may predict the severity of nafld. objectives in the current study, we aimed to evaluate factors independently associated with liver echogenicity in a...

conclusions coccygectomy is a successful treatment in patients unresponsive to conservative treatments for coccydynia. results the patients were followed up for an average of 25.7 months. the results were good in 11 patients, excellent in 1, and fair in only 1 patient. the excellent and good rates amounted to 92.2%. no major complication was seen. patients and methods between october 2010 and d...

purpose: to evaluate the success rate of strabismus surgery with both adjustable and non-adjustable suture technique, moreover,also compared the success rate of these methods regardless of cause, type and amount of deviation is aand history of previous surgery. methods: in this study 296 patients were included (fromduring 2003 to 2011). patients divided in two groups; strabismus surgery with ad...

non‑recurrent laryngeal nerve (nrln) is a rare anomaly which is reported in 0.3%‑0.8% of people on the right side and in 0.004% (extremely rare) on the left side. damage to this nerve during the surgical procedure may lead to severe iatrogenic morbidity and should therefore be prevented from being damaged. the best way to avoid this damage to the nerve is to identify the nerve with a systematic...

constrictive pericarditis (cp) is an uncommon post inflammatory disorder. it is described as pericardial thickening, myocardial constriction, and impaired diastolic filling. the most common etiologies are idiopathy, mediastinal radiotherapy, and prior cardiac surgery. less common etiologies include viral infections, collagen vascular disorders, renal failure, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, and blun...

we reported a 35 year old breast cancer patient who was referred to our nuclear medicine department for sentinel node mapping. she was planned to undergo mastectomy and lymphatic mapping. a dose of tc-99m phytate was injection in the peri-areolar region in an intra-dermal fashion. two hours post-injection no sentinel node was visible in the axilla. due to a high liver uptake, inadvertent intra-...

this study sought to determine the level of adherence to coartem© in the routine treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under the age of five years in nyando district, kenya.seventy-three children below the age of five years with microscopically confirmed uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria and prescribed coartem(®) during the normal outpatient department hours were included ...

the prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes including obesity has increased over the past few years in iran. the increase in these diseases has been associated with increased urbanization and lifestyle changes. the burden of non-communicable diseases (ncd) is increasing in low and middle-income countries. the aim of this report is to address the threat of ncds ...

the aim of current study is to describe clinical similarities and differences between atopic and non-atopic asthma in children. in a cross-sectional study, 95 asthmatic children (75 allergics and 20 nonallergics) were included in the study. demographic, clinical, and familial history were compared between two groups. there was no significant differences between variables like sex, age of onset ...