background and objects the patient’s age at the first hypospadias repair may be an important factor for determining postoperative outcomes. age at the first procedure differs between western countries and medical centers in china. this review examines the differences between the incidence of surgical complications and surgical age in boys receiving hypospadias repairs in north america, europe a...

purpose: to evaluate the health-related quality of life (hrqol) among strabismus patient. methods: one hundred and twenty-two strabismic patients ≥ 14 years who scheduled for surgery were selected non-randomly. the patients completed the adult strabismus 20 (as-20) and sf 36 questionnaires. measurements were performed preoperatively and 3 and 6 months postoperatively. changes in psychosocial an...

genital elephantiasis is caused by a variety of infective and non infective causes leading to blockage of lymphatic. we are presenting a rare case of recurrent unilateral vulval elephantiasis which has recurred after initial reconstructive surgery. a 38 year old female presented with vulval swelling and on examination there was gross unilateral vulval enlargement. fnac (fine needle aspiration c...

despite the many studies about timing for surgery in subarachnoid hemorrhage (sah), the optimum time is still unclear. the aim of this study was to determine the results of early and late surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. in this cross-sectional study we evaluated the results of 70 consecutive surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in in firuzgar hospital from 2005 to 2008...

although hydatid disease eradicated in many countries, it is still widespread in communities where agriculture is dominant. cystic hydatidosis is significant public health problem in the regions with endemic echinococcosis. the hydatid cysts tend to form mostly in the liver or lung. brain involvement is very rare. in the present report, we describe magnetic resonance imaging findings in an 18-y...

background: recent researches have led to find strategies to prevent relapse and to improve survival for gastric cancer patients, including preoperative neo-adjuvant approaches. however, the efficacy of some neo-adjuvant regimens including 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, and docetaxel have been less investigated. the present study evaluated the outcome and mid-term survival of patients with gastric ...

atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent permanent arrhythmia. it may be associated with other cardiac pathologies which need surgical treatment. various types of surgery including the traditional cut-sew operations and operations using different energy sources are currently in use. in comparison with medical treatment, surgery is safe, effective, and has reliable results.

over the last 50 years, significant progress has been made in the surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (taaa).   improvements in perioperative care and surgical techniques have resulted in reductions in complication and mortality rates. adjunctive use of distal aortic perfusion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage has been especially helpful, reducing the incidence of neurological d...

materials and methods in a double blind randomized trial study, 100 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery were randomized to using heparinized (n = 50) or non-heparinized (normal) saline flush (n = 50) to maintain patency of arterial catheter after operation. indwelling arterial catheters were checked daily for acceptable arterial waveform for three days as primary outcome measures. resu...