endotracheal tube (ett) cuff herniation is a rare, and often difficult to diagnose, cause of bronchial obstruction. we present a case of outside cuff herniation of an endotracheal tube that caused pulmonary right lung atelectasis. a 29-year-old man ,a case of car accident with multiple fractures, was admitted to the emergency ward and transferred to the operating room(or) for open reduction and...

the cytology study is effective and reliable technique in intraoperative consultation. this study was performed to evaluate the accuracy of the cytology study in intraoperative consultation of the breast lesions. 125 specimens of the breast lesions were examined and studied in imam khomeini hospital during the years 1998-99. the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy for cytological method were ...

intraoperative radiation therapy (iort) is a multidisciplinary approach in which residual tumors or tumor beds are directly irradiated during a surgical procedure. to evaluate its efficacy, from 1985, we conducted a prospective study including non-metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma treated by surgery, iort (15 grays) and postoperative external beam radiotherapy (44 grays). up to 1993, 51 cases o...

natural rubber latex is the second most implicated agent in intraoperative anaphylactic reactions. this report describes a case of intraoperative anaphylaxis occurring in a non-atopic fourteen-year-old girl undergoing multiple surgical procedures, but without spina bifida, in which latex surgical gloves were the main culprit for the anaphylactic reactions. clinical manifestations of an anaphyla...

purpose : to determine the incidence and determinants of intraoperative complications of cataract surgeries performed in iran during 2000 to 2005 methods : the iranian cataract surgery survey (icss) is a retrospective study in which random sampling was done from selected centers. one week per season between 2000 and 2005 was assigned to each center and records of cataract surgeries performed du...

frozen section and touch imprint cytology are important diagnostic procedures for surgeons during operation and must be accurate if the patient is to receive maximum benefit. to assess the accuracy of intraoperative pathologic consultation including frozen section and touch imprint cytology during a five year period (1995- 2000), a retrospective survey of 1000 consecutive cases of frozen sectio...

lymph node status remains an important prognostic indicator for survival in breast cancer. sentinel lymph node biopsy has become the standard method of assessment of clinically node negative breast cancers. economic implications as well as patient related factors have lead to the development a number of intra-operative techniques. review of the emerging trends in the last 4 years show that alth...

esophagogastric varices are a frequent complication of portal hypertension. bleeding from ectopic varices of the ileum is not only life-threatening, but its accurate diagnosis is also difficult. we have presented the case of a 31-year-old man with massive hematochezia. he was a known case of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension since 15 years prior. conventional examination that included angiograp...

Background and objectives:  Intraoperative blood transfusion is a common medical intervention worldwide. Although mostly lifesaving when indicated, inappropriate administration of intraoperative can be potentially life-threatening. The aim of this study was to analyze the most common surgery/invasive procedures requiring intraoperative transfusion and to determine indications for intraoperative...