Management of chylous ascites following pancreaticoduodenectomy surgery using radiotherapy: A case report and review of literature.

Introduction: Chylous ascites (CA) is a rare but significant clinical complication that requires careful consideration for effective treatment. CA often results from cisterna chyli injury following abdominal surgeries, especially pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), due to triglyceride-rich lymphatic fluid accumulation in the peritoneal cavity. Management of CA ranges from conservative approaches to interventional strategies, particularly in refractory cases.

Demographic and clinicopathological features of cutaneous vasculitis.

Background & Objective: Cutaneous vasculitis has different clinical manifestations. It may be idiopathic or associated with infections, medications, etc.Skin is involved in both small vessel vasculitis (SVV) and medium vascular vasculitis.

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus as an unusual presentation of tuberculous meningoencephalitis: A case report.

We describe a 50-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis, with acute alteration in mental status. EEG showed nonconvulsive status epilepticus features. Brain MRI revealed multiple ring-enhancing lesions.

Effects of Immune System-Related Medications on COVID-19 Outcome in a Cohort of Iranian Patients: Preliminary Report of a Data Mining Study.

Background: Regulation of the immune system is critical for fighting against viral infections. Both suppression and hyperactivity of the immune system result in failure of treatment. The present study was designed to show the effects of immune system-related medications on mortality and length of stay (LOS) in a cohort of Iranian patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Conversion Rate of Web-based Versus Non-web-based Patient Referral Sources in a Facial Plastic Surgery Practice.

Purpose: To compare the conversion rate (number of procedures/referrals) of web-based and non-web-based referrals to a facial plastic surgery practice (2012-2019).

Method: Data on demographics, referral source, patient's concern, and their facial procedures were recorded. Web-based referral sources include website and Instagram.

COVID-19 and cancer: A comparative case series.

Background: Cancer patients, with an incidence of more than 18 million new cases per year, may constitute a significant portion of the COVID-19 infected population. In the pandemic situation, these patients are considered highly vulnerable to infectious complications due to their immunocompromised state.

Material & Methods: In this retrospective case series, the documents of solid cancer patients infected by SARS-CoV-2, hospitalized in Shariati hospital between 20 February and 20 April 2020, were evaluated.

Web-Based Versus Non-Web-Based Patient Referral Patterns and Factors Affecting Them.

Purpose: To analyze the 8-year (2012-2019) change in the patient referral source trends to a plastic surgery practice and the factors affecting them.

Methods: Data on demographics, referral source, and patient's concern were recorded. The web-based referral sources were website and Instagram and non-web-based included other patients (word-of-mouth), medical professionals (physician, nurse, and optometrist), and others (printed media, TV, and radio).

Correction to: Serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy carriers and clinical patients: a systematic review from Iran.

A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-04084-3.

Best time to wait for the improvement of the sperm parameter after varicocelectomy: 3 or 6 months?

Objective: To estimate the duration of time required following varicocelectomy to wait for the improvements of semen parameters. Therefore, we characterized the changes with the time in sperm parameters in men after varicocelectomy.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective cohort study we included consecutively observed men who underwent varicocelectomy between September 2017 and September 2018 in a referral academic hospital.

Serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy carriers and clinical patients: a systematic review from Iran.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is associated with high morbidity and mortality in the world. Commercially licensed and available pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) contain 10 (PCV10) and 13 (PCV13) pneumococcal serotypes. The most common serotypes of S.

Preventive Effect of Trimetazidine on Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in CKD Patients Based on Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin (uNGAL): A randomized Clinical Trial.

Introduction: Contrast-induced Acute Kidney Injury (CI-AKI) is a prevalent complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of periprocedural administration of trimetazidine as an anti-oxidant agent on the incidence of CI-AKI in CKD patients based on changes of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (uNGAL) level, which has recently been introduced as an early predictor of CI-AKI.

Methods: One hundred CKD patients with a mean GFR of 50 ± 7 cc/min who were candidate for coronary angiography assigned randomly to receive (50 patients, intervention group) or not receive (50 patients, control group) trimetazidine (70mg/d) for 72 hours.