The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of preweaning total plane of milk intake and weaning age on intake, growth performance, and blood metabolites of dairy calves. A total of 48 Holstein calves (40 ± 1.6 kg of body weight) were used in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with the factors of weaning age (d 60 vs.
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September 2017
Background: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a benign rare inflammatory disease of the breast. Due to its uncommon etiology, diagnosis and treatment is still unknown. Selection of a standard method for diagnosing idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is sophisticated.
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August 2015
Background: One of the most important problems after episiotomy is perineal pain which is more severe on the first day of postpartum period. The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic effects of indomethacin suppository and lidocaine cream in the management of post-episiotomy pain.
Materials And Methods: In a randomized, controlled trial, 60 primiparous women who had mediolateral episiotomy received 50 mg indomethacin suppository (n = 30) or 2% lidocaine cream (n = 30) in the postpartum period in Hajar Hospital in Shahrekord (Iran).
Secondary neoplasms of the larynx are rare and account for 0.09-0,4% of all laryngeal tumours. Cutaneous melanomas are the preponderant primaries metastasizing to the larynx, followed by renal cell carcinomas, breast and lung carcinomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This article reports a prospective, randomized comparison of transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (TLA) versus retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (RLA) for adrenal lesions with medium-term follow-up.
Subjects And Methods: Between September 2008 and November 2011, 24 patients with surgical adrenal diseases were prospectively randomized to undergo TLA (Group 1, 11 patients) or RLA (Group 2, 13 patients). Study exclusion criteria were patients with a body mass index of >40 kg/m(2), significant prior abdominal surgery, and bilateral adrenalectomy.