Evaluating the Application of Nail Polish as an Ostomy Baseplate: A Comparative Analysis With Conventional Ostomy Pastes in the Market and a Clinical Trial.

Background: Peristomal skin complications are prevalent among patients with ostomies and significantly impact their quality of life. Ostomy care is crucial for patients with ostomies because it ensures proper adhesion and protects and reduces the peristomal skin complications.

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of nail polish as a novel skin barrier and compare its performance with the commonly available ostomy barriers in the market.

Evaluation of phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) expression in gastric cancer and its relationship with histopathological findings.

Introduction: Phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) is an important tumour suppressor in multi-step tumorigenesis. To establish the role of PTEN in gastric cancer progression, we examined the PTEN expression degree in gastric cancer tissues. We also explained the connection between PTEN expression and histopathological findings.

Antibiotic Resistance Pattern in Intensive Care Units in a Large Referral Hospital in Iran.

Background & Objective: Antibiotic resistance, especially in the form of multidrug-resistant (MDR), is a big problem, especially in intensive care units (ICUs). This study aimed to evaluate antibiotic resistance and MDR patterns among patients hospitalized in the ICUs in one of the large referral centers in Iran.

Methods: The present study was conducted at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran (a great referral hospital), which admits critically ill patients requiring ICU services.

Thyrotoxicosis as a rare presentation in acute suppurative thyroiditis: a case report.

Background: Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease. A few cases of acute suppurative thyroiditis associated with thyrotoxicosis have been reported in adults. We report a case of acute suppurative thyroiditis that was associated with thyrotoxicosis.

Cardiovascular foreign body retrieval and its management algorithm.

Application of central venous catheters become more common however a rare complication, embolization, can occur which lead to high mortality rate. Therefore, cardiovascular foreign bodies should be immediately remove with a safe and effective method and algorithm. So, we investigate the results of cardiovascular foreign body retrieval in our center based on a designed algorithm.

Evaluation of Lymphovascular Invasion by CD31 Expression in Gastric Adenocarcinoma.

Background & Objective: Lymphovascular tumoral invasion is a typical histopathological feature of gastric carcinomas and supports the recognition of high-risk patients for the recurrence. We aimed to study CD31 expression in diverse subtypes of gastric carcinomas and to show its association with the histopathologic findings of the carcinoma to assess the prognosis.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 40 established patients with gastric adenocarcinoma from radical gastrectomy.

Endovascular management of post PCNL vascular injuries.

Although percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a gold standard treatment of large kidney stones, vascular injuries like pseudoaneurysm (PA) and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) may occur due to renal punctures. These endovascular complications need urgent intervention to be diagnosed and managed early. In this case series, 14 patients who had hematuria after PCNL were managed by using angiography to identify the vascular pathology.

The value of BCL2 and CK20 expression in predicting behavioral patterns of bladder cancer, a cross sectional study.

Background: Several biomarkers have been investigated to predict the biological behavior and prognosis of patients with bladder cancer. We evaluated the role of two important markers including BCL2 and CK20 in evaluating the biological behavior of bladder tumors.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 30 patients suffering from one of the neoplasms of the bladder.

Spontaneous retroperitoneal bilious collection: A case report.

Biloma refers to the encapsulated accumulation of bile in the abdomen. Bilomas generally occur after bile duct disruption. The clinical case of the present report was a 75 Y/O woman with jaundice, fever, abdominal pain, lethargy, and anorexia who had been admitted to the emergency department.

Retroperitoneal Unicentric Castleman's disease, a case report.

Introduction: Castleman's disease (CD) is an unusual nonmalignant lymphoproliferative disorder which presented with enlarged hyperplastic lymphoid tissue and had three subtypes, hyaline-vascular, plasma cell, and mixed form according to histologic findings.

Case Report: We report a 31-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain from 3 months ago. Imaging studies showed a well-defined mass on back of pancreas without any invasion.

IgG4-related cholecystitis misinterpreted as gallbladder cancer, a case report.

Introduction: Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a new defined entity with features that factually have been overlapped with other diseases with distinctly diverse treatments and prognoses.

Case Presentation: This report describes a 50-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain from 3 months ago. The patient underwent open cholecystectomy with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy due to suspicious of malignancy.

Seizure along with gastroenteritis: An atypical manifestation of appendicitis- A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdomen in children. Due to its distinct clinical manifestations, often, its diagnosis is not very challenging. At younger age cases with atypical manifestations of appendicitis have been reported in the literature.

Short-Term Changes on Body Composition After Sleeve Gastrectomy and One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass.

Changes in body composition after different bariatric surgeries have been studied extensively, but most of them have emphasized on Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Only a few studies have assessed the effects of sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Also, the effect of one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) on body composition is not fully apprehended.

COVID-19 patients presenting with gangrenous acalculous cholecystitis: Report of two cases.

Introduction And Importance: COVID-19 virus is thought to complicate underlying conditions, including acalculous cholecystitis Two COVID-19 patients with gangrenous gallbladder are reported who were not involved with severe pneumonia.

Case Presentation: We present two non-critically ill patients with COVID-19 presenting with acalculous cholecystitis. Both patients had gangrenous gallbladder and had to undergo cholecystectomy.

Incus Autograft Partial Ossicular Reconstruction Prosthesis vs. Titanium Angular Clip Prosthesis in Patients with Incudostapedial Joint Erosion Caused by Chronic Otitis Media; A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Chronic otitis media (COM) is a common disease that can cause damage to the middle ear ossicles and thus lead to conductive hearing loss. The purpose of this study was to compare two methods of incus partial ossicular reconstruction prosthesis (PORP) and reconstruction with titanium angular clip prosthesis in patients with incudostapedial joint erosion. In this interventional randomized clinical trial carried out in a tertiary referral hospital, patients with chronic otitis media and incudostapedial joint erosion who were candidates for surgery, were randomly allocated into two groups of incus PORP surgery and reconstruction with a titanium angular clip prosthesis.

Endovascular reconstruction of aortoiliac occlusive disease in a case with claudication and an ectopic pelvic kidney.

Introduction And Importance: Ectopic kidney is a rare anomaly with an incidence of about 1 in 2500 birth in the population. Concurrency of pelvic kidney and iliac occlusion is rare, and the treatment is challenging because the pelvic kidney is associated with an atypical blood supply.

Case Presentation: We reported a 68-year-old man with aortoiliac stenosis, right pelvic kidney, and high-risk cardiovascular comorbidities.

Management of huge splenic artery aneurysm with new hybrid procedure including endovascular and open surgical approach: Case series.

Introduction: Splenic artery aneurysms (SAAs) account for more than half of all visceral artery aneurysms. Small SAAs are usually asymptomatic, but giant aneurysms are more likely to cause symptoms and result in life-threatening complications; these aneurysms treatment can be challenging. Splenic artery aneurysms treatment includes laparotomy, laparoscopy, or endovascular techniques.

GIST case turned out to be a perforated peptic ulcer: a case report.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are tumors arising from the fourth layer of the stomach. They are the most common form of mesenchymal neoplasms in the gastrointestinal tract. The diagnosis for the aforementioned tumors is made through endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with no further inspection through biopsies and aspirations.

Intestinal volvulus secondary to pneumatosis intestinalis: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a rare but important medical condition that is defined as a collection of individual gas cysts in the submucosa and subserosa of the intestine. PI can be primary or secondary; however, this condition is secondary to underlying diseases most of the time.

Case Presentation: This article presents a 30-year-old man as a case report complaining of generalized abdominal pain and several episodes of non-bilious bloodless vomiting.

Impact of standard treatment on the quality of life of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients.

Objective: Given that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major concern in public health, this study evaluates the impact of a standard treatment for NAFLD on the quality of life of affected patients.

Method: We conducted this study on patients suffering from NAFLD at the gastroenterology clinic of Sina Hospital, Tehran. All patients underwent a standard treatment protocol.

Post COVID-19 splenic infarction with limb ischemia: A case report.

Introduction: and importance: COVID-19 has been associated with thrombotic events in a variety of organs and systems, with pulmonary embolism being the most prevalent. Splenic infarction, renal infarction, and intestinal ischemia have all been documented recently as abdominal visceral infarctions.

Case Presentation: A 59 years old female patient with a history of COVID-19 disease was admitted to our hospital due to her left upper quadrant abdominal and left flank pain.

Factors Affecting Vagus Nerve Stimulation Outcomes in Epilepsy.

Epilepsy as a common neurological disease is mostly managed effectively with antiepileptic medications. One-third of patients do not respond to medical treatments requiring alternative therapies. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been used in the last decades for the treatment of medically resistant epilepsy.

Functional and quality of life outcomes after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in short versus long ileal J-pouch configuration in ulcerative colitis patients: a cohort study.

Advances in the pharmacological treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) have enormously decreased the frequency of emergent surgeries. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the procedure of choice in surgical treatment of refractive UC and J-pouch configuration is by far the most preferred pouch design by surgeons. Pouch configuration probably influences the outcomes of the surgery.