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Which cancer screening tests can save your life?

Leave a Comment / Health screening / By Foad Mashayekhi

Cancer screening tests check the presence of cancer in people without symptoms. It aims to find the probable problem in early-stage to make the treatment easier and more possible. Some of these screening tests have shown to lower death rate. Some other screening tests are for people at high risk of developing cancer. However, they …

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Septoplasty for a deviated nasal septum, is nose surgery worth it?

Septoplasty is a surgical treatment for a deviated nasal septum. The nasal septum is usually straight but it may be deviated due to some factors causing one nasal passage to be smaller and the opposite one wider than normal. When this condition is moderate or severe it requires treatment by septoplasty. What is septoplasty? Septoplasty …

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Two common eye diseases: Retinopathy and Retinal detachment (RD)

Leave a Comment / Ophthalmology / By Foad Mashayekhi

Two common eye diseases: retinopathy and retinal detachment (RD) Retinopathy and retinal detachment are two main diseases that are connected to the eye’s retina part. People who suffer from retinopathy or retinal detachment experience some difficulties in seeing such as partial vision loss, sudden flashes of light and double visions. If the patients do not …

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Aortic Valve and Mitral Valve Replacement

Leave a Comment / heart surgery / By Foad Mashayekhi

What is Aortic Valve or Mitral Valve Replacement? Aortic valve replacement or mitral valve replacement is a procedure done to replace these valves when they do not function correctly. Due to the aortic valve and mitral valve imperfect functioning, serious complications can be experienced by patients and it may even prove fatal to them. Replaced valves …

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All you need to know about Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)!

Leave a Comment / Urology / By Foad Mashayekhi

What is TURP? Sometimes, men can face urinary problems due to enlarged prostate. Sometimes these problems can be treated with the use of medications, but in more severe cases, doctors recommend surgery. Transurethral resection of the prostate, also known as TURP, is the surgery that can help patients with their urinary problems. TURP is known …

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Open Heart Surgery or CABG in Iran

Leave a Comment / Heart disease / By Foad Mashayekhi

Open heart surgery (CABG) is a surgical procedure in which the blood flow is diverted from the blocked or narrowed pathway and redirected to another pathway to return the blood to the heart tissue. By creating a new pathway to the heart, open heart surgery (CABG) improves blood supply to the heart muscle. The surgeon …

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Angioplasty in Iran

Leave a Comment / heart surgery / By Foad Mashayekhi

What is Angioplasty? Angioplasty is a procedure which leads the blocked arteries to open and restore blood to the heart muscle. The process of opening the blocked vessels can be done in different parts of the body to remove blockage. When angioplasty is done just for the heart it is called coronary angioplasty as it …

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Disc herniation surgery

Leave a Comment / Norology & Neurosurgery / By Foad Mashayekhi

What is the disc herniation surgery? Disc herniation : Spinal cord is made up of all individual bones, known as vertebrae, together making the spine. Disks that sit between the vertebrae are known as intervertebral discs. The primary function of these discs is to support the spine and protect it by absorbing shocks between the …

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Kidney Transplant

Leave a Comment / Urology / By Foad Mashayekhi

What is a Kidney transplant? Kidney Transplant: A kidney is a bean-shaped organ, usually functioning in pairs with its counterpart, both located on each side of the spine. They are located below the rib cage, and their primary function is to remove waste fluids and minerals and to filter blood. The result of such a …

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Spinal stenosis

Leave a Comment / Norology & Neurosurgery / By Foad Mashayekhi

What is canal stenosis? Canal stenosis is a condition caused by narrowing of the spinal cord in the spine and pressure on the spinal cord. Wear and tear changes in the spine due to osteoarthritis can commonly cause narrowing the space within the spine and eventually causing canal stenosis. This disorder puts a tremendous amount …

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