Peroneal/posterior tibial nerves delayed dysfunction due to traumatic popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm resulting from trivial stab wound: A case report.

Background: Popliteal artery pseudoaneurysms due to stab wounds are extremely rate. Even more infrequently, they can contribute to the compression of multiple peripheral nerves.

Case Description: A 23-year-old male, following a trivial stab wound, developed the delayed occurrence of a pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery.

A Single-Center Report on Liver Transplantation: First Experiences from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

BACKGROUND In the Middle East, data on liver transplantation (LT) are limited, and reports on LT from this region are of specific value. The purpose of this study is to report our 8-year experiences and challenges with LTs in our center to improve the outcomes. METHODS 116 patients received whole organ graft from deceased donors, and orthotopic liver transplantation was performed at Taleghani hospital, between January 2009 and July 2017.

First successful combined heart and kidney transplant in Iran: a case report.

Combined heart and kidney transplant has become an accepted therapy for patients with coexisting heart and kidney failure. This method, compared with single-organ transplant, has a better outcome. Here, we report the first successful combined heart and kidney transplant in Iran.

Perforated peptic ulcer disease: mid-term outcome among Iranian population.

Background/aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate midterm outcome of patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease and to determine the main predictors of mid-term mortality.

Methods: Demographic and clinical characteristics of 56 patients with the diagnosis of perforated peptic ulcer who were hospitalized in Taleghani Hospital over a 10-year period (19962005) were retrospectively collected, and in-hospital mortality and morbidity were determined. Patients were also followed for one month, one year and five years after the operation.

Obstructive jaundice in Iran: factors affecting early outcome.

Background: Understanding any factors which influence the morbidity and mortality in patients with obstructive jaundice in each society will better guide appropriate management and lead to improved survival. This study aimed to assess baseline etiologies, clinical manifestations, diagnostic results, and morbidity and mortality related to obstructive jaundice in Iranian patients.

Methods: The hospital recorded files of 133 patients with the final diagnosis of obstructive jaundice who had been admitted to the Taleqhani Hospital in Tehran between January 2001 and September 2004 were reviewed.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of Iranian surgeons about blood-borne diseases.

Background: Perhaps more than any other healthcare worker, it is the surgeons who are at an increased risk of exposure to hepatitis B (HB) virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus. The aim of this study was to evaluate surgeons' concerns regarding risk awareness and behavioral methods of protection against blood-borne pathogen transmission during surgery.

Materials And Methods: A 31-item questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.

Treatment of infected pseudoaneurysm in drug abusers: ligation or reconstruction?

Background: Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of major vascular complications such as infected pseudoaneurysm due to intravenous drug use.

Objective: For better understanding of the existing controversies regarding the optimal surgical management of infected pseudoaneurysm, the present study was conducted.

Methods: Medical charts of 36 consecutive patients who underwent surgery in Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran from 1996 through 2003, were retrospectively analyzed.