Introduction: Otomycosis, as a common superficial fungal infection, is the term to infection of external auditory canal. Despite numerous studies on diverse antifungal agents, there is no common consent on effective agent for treatment of otomycosis. Therefore, the purpose of this study is compared therapy of otomycosis using two therapeutic agents; clotrimazole and iodine tincture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTonsillectomy is one of the oldest and most common procedures worldwide. This surgery is performed by different methods include cold dissection technique (CDT) and bipolar electrocautery technique (BET). Assessment and comparison of postoperative outcomes in cold dissection and bipolar electrocautery is the aim of present study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the head and neck worldwide. This operation is carried out by different methods, the most frequent of which are the cold dissection and bipolar electrocautery techniques.
Objective: This study was conducted to assess and compare postoperative morbidity between cold dissection and bipolar electrocautery.
Introduction: Otomycosis is a common diseases that can be associated with many complications including involvement of the inner ear and mortality in rare cases. Management of otomycosis can be challenging, and requires a close follow-up. Treatment options for otomycosis include local debridement, local and systemic antifungal agents and utilization of topical antiseptics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: University teachers are one of the main pillars of university and the quality of their performance must continuously and systematically be evaluated. This evaluation can be carried out in various ways. The aim of the present study was to survey and to compare the evaluation of faculty members in the medical school in Birjand University of Medical Sciences by three different sources: Student rating, self-assessment, and evaluation by head of related department.
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