gestational trophoblastic neoplasia ( gtn) is one of the most common gynecologic tumors in our country. despite development of effective chemotherapy: some cases remain resistant and if there is only focus of tumor, resection would be indicated.we present a young woman with stage 1 persistant gtn showing no response to chemotherapy. transvaginal sonograpy revealed trophoblastic tissue in the ut...

BACKGROUND Septate uterus is the most common uterine anomaly and a cause for miscarriage and infertility. Existing data suggested a better reproductive outcome of uterine septum following hysteroscopic septum resection. OBJECTIVE Current study was administered to share our experience in hystroscopic septum resection for reproductive outcome following hysteroscopic treatment of uterine septum ...

OBJECTIVE To confirm the diagnosis of Asherman's syndrome in patients with scanty menses/amenorrhoea or infertility and to assess the effectiveness of hysteroscopy in the treatment of Asherman's syndrome. METHODS A hospital based descriptive study conducted on 20 patients presenting with amenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea, or infertility from Jan 2004 to June 2005. They were selected after excludin...

in this study esophageal resection and radiotherapy methods were compared in relation to the patients suffering from esophageal cancer. three hundred and fifty-four patients with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus who had been hospitalized in the cancer institute of the imam khomeini hospital, tehran, during 1981-1985 were followed up through march 21st, 1987. based on the findings, patients ...

Background: Intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) is an uncommon condition that occurs after endometrial trauma, still it affects many women seeking fertility. Hystroscopic adhesolysis the standard management procedure for IUAs, yet concerns arise about incidence of recurrence. This study evaluates efficacy Platelet rich plasma in decreasing adhesion recurrence following hystroscopic severe intrauterin...

statement of problem: the goal of a successful endodontic surgery is to establish an adequate seal in apical region. therefore during surgery, root-end resection is essential for an appropriate situation and proper access.purpose: the aim of this study was to determine the most appropriate root-end resection angle to establish adequate apical seal in periapical surgerymaterials and methods: for...

hemangioma of the rib is a rare benign vascular tumor. herein, we report a 63-year-old man presenting with hemangioma of the left sixth rib. an osteolytic eccentric expansive mass with calcification and focal cortical disruption was detected on chest computed tomography (ct). the mass showed low 2-deoxy-2-[18f]-fluoro-d-glucose (18f-fdg) avidity on positron emission tomography. the patient unde...

background sivelestat is a neutrophil elastase inhibitor (nei) with positive impact on the respiratory complications in thoracic surgery. based on the findings of a recent study, nei may have a good response for avoiding ischemia reperfusion injury in liver resection. conclusions intravenous nei administration had positive impact on the postoperative inflammatory response and oxygenation while ...

in order to compare the clinical efficacy, safety, success rate and probable complications of rollerball ablation with cutting loop endometrial resection in the treatment of menorrhagia, eighty-three women in reproductive age suffering from menorrhagia who did not respond to medication were treated in a randomized study comparing cutting loop endometrial resection with hysteroscopic rollerball ...