a topical preparation containing aceclofenac was developed using an o/w microemulsion system. isopropyl myristate was chosen as the oil phase as it showed a good solubilising capacity. pseudo-ternary phase diagrams were used to obtain the concentration ranges of the oil, surfactant (labrasol) and co-surfactant (plurol oleique) for microemulsion formation. five different formulations were formul...

conclusion to reduce superfluous costs and time, cystobiliary fistula with < 206 ml/day mean drainage until the 20th day may be efficiently treated with percutaneous drainage using small catheters. results all 10 cysts with cystobiliary fistulas were managed with small (8 f) catheters. all patients in the conservative group had < 211 ml/day mean drainage for the 20 days. for the patients that d...

background percutaneous catheter drainage (pcd) and percutaneous needle aspiration (pna) have become the primary options for treating hepatic abscesses. thus far, various studies have examined the clinical data and computed tomography (ct) features for predicting pcd outcomes. objectives the goal was to compare ct features between hepatic abscesses classified based on strain and quantitative ou...

background: studies have shown controversial effects of obesity on major adverse cardiac events (mace) after percutaneous coronary intervention (pci). we sought to investigate the impact of the body mass index (bmi) on the mid-term outcome following successful pci. methods: between march 2006 and august 2008, 3948 patients underwent successful elective pci in tehran heart center, tehran, iran, ...

regardless of the clinical setting, a good back-up represents one of the most important conditions to ensure guide wire and balloon advancement and stent delivery. as a “mother and child” system, the guideliner catheter (vascular solutions inc., minneapolis, mn, usa) provides an extension to the guide catheter with better coaxial alignment and stability. we report two didactic cases showing the...

background: patients with chronic stable angina often have a state of sympathetic hyperactivity. it is considered associated with myocardial ischemia and disappears after ischemia elimination. the aim of this study was to investigate the changes in heart rate variability parameters, a noninvasive technique for the evaluation of the autonomic nervous system activity, after successful revasculari...

conclusion lesion depth from the pleural surface and the presence of emphysema were strongly correlated with the increasing incidence of pneumothorax after ct-guided pcnb. our results may be applicable for the risk management of pcnbs to reduce pneumothorax as a complication. background previous studies identifying risk factors for pneumothorax in percutaneous core needle lung biopsies reported...

purpose: to report a case of posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (pion) following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (pcnl). patient and findings: a 57-year-old male who underwent pcnl because of renal stone was referred due to painless bilateral visual loss to the level of light perception immediately after the operation. the patient had history of diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and mild anemia....

please cite this article as: tabibi a, kashi ah, mirjalili sam, mahmoudnejad n, kashani p, salavatipour b, soltani mh. the possibility of access to the kidneys from posterior axillary line in supine position for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. novel biomed 2013;1(2):43-47. objectives: to evaluate the possibility of access to the kidneys from posterior axillary line (pal) in supine position for pe...