Effects of opium dependency on hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of opium on hypothalamic pituitary gonad function. Fifty-six opium dependent (28 men and 28 women; mean age, 25±5 year) were enrolled for hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis. The control group considered of 56 non-opium dependent subject (28 men and 28 women; mean age 25±5 year). Decreased libido or impotency was present in 26 of 28 opium dependent men. The serum testosterone level was below 9 nmol L-1 in 24 of 28 men and was significantly lower than that in the control group (p<0.001). The free androgen index was below normal in 16 of 28 men and was significantly lower than that in the control group (p<0.001). The serum LH level was less than 2 U L-1 in 17 of 28 men significantly lower than that in the control group (p<0.001). Serum FSH was normal in both groups. Decreased libido was present in 16 of 28 women opium dependent. Serum LH, estradiol and progesterone levels were lower in opium group. In conclusion, of all opium addicts the large majority of men and all of women developed hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. The results reveal that opium can extract deleterious actions upon male and female hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis and these findings suggested that further investigations are required to determine the need for endocrine work-up in opium dependent and the important substitutive therapy

Билиарная реконструкция при трансплантации печени у детей весом до 15 кг; сравнение методов «проток в проток» и гепатикоеюностомии на петле по Ру

Back ground. Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for acute or chronic liver failure and metabolic liver disease, which is associated with good quality of life in over 80 percent of recipients. We aimed to evaluate outcome of duct-to-duct vs. Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy biliary anastomoses in pediatric liver transplant recipients below 15-kg.Methods. In this single-center retrospective study, all children less than 15 kg that have undergone liver transplantation at Nemazee Hospital Organ Transplant Center affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from 2009 till 2019, were enrolled. Over a 10-yr period, 181 liver transplants were performed in patients with two techniques including duct-to-duct (Group 1) vs. Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy biliary anastomoses (Group 2). All data was collected from patients’ medical records, operative notes, and post-transplant follow up notes. Data was analyzed by SPSS software V21.Results. Overall, 94 patients had duct to duct anastomosis (group 1) and 87 cases had Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (group 2). The mean age of the patients was 2.46 ± 1.5. The most common underlying diseases was biliary atresia (32%). The most prevalent complication after the surgery was infection in both groups. cardiopulmonary problems were significantly higher in group 2 (24.1% vs 4.3%) (p < 0.001). The rate of infection was significantly higher in group 2, as well.Conclusion. Our study showed a relatively high rate of post-operative infection which was the most among patients who had undergone Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. Except from biliary complications which were mostly observed in DD group, other complications were more common among Roux-en-Y group.Трансплантация печени – эффективный способ лечения острой и хронической печеночной недостаточности и метаболических заболеваний печени, позволяющий обеспечить хорошее качество жизни более чем 80% реципиентов. Мы поставили задачу оценить результаты использования методов «проток в проток» и гепатикоеюностомии на петле по Ру при трансплантации печени детям весом менее 15 кг.Материалы и методы. В это одноцентровое ретроспективное исследование включали детей массой менее 15 кг, которым была проведена трансплантация печени в Центре трансплантации органов больницы при Ширазском университете медицинских наук с 2009-го по 2019 г. За 10 лет пациентам была проведена 181 трансплантация с билиарной реконструкцией методом «проток в проток» (группа 1) и гепатикоеюностомией на петле кишечника, выключенной по Ру (группа 2). Все данные получены из медицинских записей пациентов, протоколов операций и данных послеоперационного наблюдения. Для анализа использовали программное обеспечение SPSS-V21.Результаты исследования. Из всех пациентов 94 больным проведена реконструкция желчевыводящих путей методом «проток в проток» (группа 1), в 87 случаях проводили гепатикоеюностомию на петле по Ру (группа 2). Средний возраст пациентов составил 2,46 ± 1,5 года. Наиболее часто показанием к операции являлась атрезия желчевыводящих путей (32%). Самым частым осложнением после хирургического вмешательства в обеих группах была инфекция. Осложнения со стороны сердечно-легочной системы значительно чаще наблюдались в группе 2 (24,1% против 4,3%) (p < 0,001). Инфекционные осложнения также значительно чаще отмечены в группе 2. Заключение. В нашем исследовании выявлена достаточно высокая частота послеоперационных инфекционных осложнений, которые встречались чаще у пациентов, которым проводили гепатикоеюностомию на петле по Ру. За исключением осложнений со стороны желчевыводящих путей, которые в основном наблюдались в группе «проток в проток», другие осложнения чаще встречались в группе гепатикоеюноанастомоза на петле по Ру

Частота возникновения и факторы риска развития хронического отторжения при остром отторжении трансплантированной печени у детей

Background. Chronic graft rejection (CR) represents an increasing concern in pediatric liver transplantation (LT). Risk factors of CR in this population are uncertain. In present study, we aimed to ascertain if clinical parameters could predict the occurrence of CR in LT children.Methods. We retrospectively analyzed the results from 47 children who had experienced acute hepatic rejection in Namazee hospital, Shiraz, Iran during 2007–2017.Results. Out of 47 children, 22 (46.8%) and 25 (53.2%) were boys and girls respectively. Ascites, gastrointestinal bleeding, and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis were observed in 20 (44.4%), 14 (31.1%), and 4 (9.1%) respectively. Posttransplant vascular and biliary complications were observed in 3 (7%) and 4 (9.3%) cases respectively. The mean time from LT to normalization of liver enzymes was 14.2 ± 7.5 days. The mean of acute rejection episodes was 1.4 ± 0.6 (median = 1 (22, 46.8%), range of 1–3). Six (12.7%) patients experienced CR. The mean time from LT to CR was 75 ± 28.4 days. A significant association was found between CR and patients’ condition (being inpatient or outpatient) before surgery (P = 0.03). No significant relationship was found between CR and post-transplant parameters except for biliary complications (P = 0.01). Both biliary complication (RR = 33.7, 95% CI: 2.2–511, P = 0.01) and inpatient status (RR = 10.9, 95% CI: 1.1–102.5, P = 0.03) significantly increased the risk of CR.Conclusion. Being hospitalized at the time of LT, and development of biliary complications might predict risk factors for development of CR in LT children.Актуальность. Хроническое отторжение (ХО) трансплантата становится все более серьезной проблемой при трансплантации печени (ТП) у детей. Факторы риска ХО в этой популяции остаются неопределенными. В настоящем исследовании мы стремились выяснить, можно ли спрогнозировать возникновение ХО у детей с ТП по клиническим параметрам.Методы. Мы провели ретроспективный анализ 47 случаев острого отторжения трансплантата печени у детей, прооперированных в больнице Намази (г. Шираз, Иран) в период с 2007-го по 2017 год.Результаты. В исследование включили 47 детей: 22 (46,8%) мальчика и 25 (53,2%) девочек. Асцит, желудочно-кишечное кровотечение и спонтанный бактериальный перитонит наблюдались в 20 (44,4%), 14 (31,1%) и 4 (9,1%) случаях соответственно. Посттрансплантационные сосудистые и билиарные осложнения отмечались в 3 (7%) и 4 (9,3%) случаях соответственно. Показатели печеночных ферментов нормализовались в среднем через 14,2 ± 7,5 дня после ТП. Среднее количество эпизодов острого отторжения составило 1,4 ± 0,6 (медиана = 1 (22; 46,8%), диапазон 1–3). У 6 (12,7%) пациентов наблюдалось ХО. Среднее время от ТП до ХО составило 75 ± 28,4 дня. Мы выявили статистически значимую корреляцию между ХО и предоперационным периодом (нахождение в стационаре или амбулаторная подготовка, р = 0,03). ХО статистически значимо коррелировало с наличием билиарных осложнений (р = 0,01), другие послеоперационные факторы статистически значимо на него не влияли. Билиарные осложнения (ОР = 33,7, 95% ДИ 2,2–511, р = 0,01) и предоперационный статус пациента (ОР = 10,9, 95% ДИ 1,1–102,5, р = 0,03) значительно повышали риск ХО.Заключение. Госпитализация при подготовке к трансплантации и раннее выявление билиарных осложнений могут предотвратить развитие ХО трансплантата у детей после ТП

Hepatitis b vertical transfer and its risk factors in pregnant women in the eastern part of iran

One of the main causes of chronic hepatitis is mother to child transfer which is also known as vertical transfer (VT). Although there are several studies regarding the VT mechanism and its risk factors, none of these studies succeeded in explaining this process, completely. We conducted this study aiming at investigating VT mechanism and risk factors in this region. The present study was a descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study on HBS Ag positive pregnant women, which was conducted from March 2018 to March 2020 in Amir-AlMomenin Hospital in Zabol, Sistan-and-Baluchestan province, Iran. In this study all samples were tested for HBV markers (HBsAg, anti-HBs, HBeAg, anti-HBe, anti-HBc, and HBV-DNA) and anti-HCV by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). All statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS version 22 software. Totally 43 infants of HBS antigen positive mothers were investigated. HBe antibody and HBe antigen were found in 25 (62.5%) and 2 (5%) of mothers, respectively. There was no significant difference between the newborns with and without hepatitis B infection regarding maternal age (p=0.216), duration of the infection in mother (p=0.892), AST (0.779), AL (0.449) and ALP (0.065). Mothers with positive viral load during pregnancy delivered newborns with positive HBS antigen much more than mothers with negative HBS antigen. However, this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.642). Although positive viral load was more common in neonates delivered from positive viral load mothers, the observed difference was also remained non-significant (p=0.978). Our study provided evidences regarding that demographic, immunologic and clinical characteristics of mothers with hepatitis B infection did not play considerable role in the vertical transmission of the infection to the newborns as well as the severity of the following infection. We also suggested the possibility of placenta acting as a source of infection in VT. Further longitudinal studies with larger sample sizes are needed to show the exact predictors of transmission of the infection from infected mothers to their children, Amirian S., Afshari M., Parooie F., Keikhaie K.R., Shahramian I., Bazi A., Ostadrahimi P., Sheikh M., Mirzaie H., Aminisefat A. One of the main causes of chronic hepatitis is mother to child transfer which is also known as vertical transfer (VT). Although there are several studies regarding the VT mechanism and its risk factors, none of these studies succeeded in explaining this process, completely. We conducted this study aiming at investigating VT mechanism and risk factors in this region. The present study was a descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study on HBS Ag positive pregnant women, which was conducted from March 2018 to March 2020 in Amir-AlMomenin Hospital in Zabol, Sistan-and-Baluchestan province, Iran. In this study all samples were tested for HBV markers (HBsAg, anti-HBs, HBeAg, anti-HBe, anti-HBc, and HBV-DNA) and anti-HCV by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). All statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS version 22 software. Totally 43 infants of HBS antigen positive mothers were investigated. HBe antibody and HBe antigen were found in 25 (62.5%) and 2 (5%) of mothers, respectively. There was no significant difference between the newborns with and without hepatitis B infection regarding maternal age (p=0.216), duration of the infection in mother (p=0.892), AST (0.779), AL (0.449) and ALP (0.065). Mothers with positive viral load during pregnancy delivered newborns with positive HBS antigen much more than mothers with negative HBS antigen. However, this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.642). Although positive viral load was more common in neonates delivered from positive viral load mothers, the observed difference was also remained non-significant (p=0.978). Our study provided evidences regarding that demographic, immunologic and clinical characteristics of mothers with hepatitis B infection did not play considerable role in the vertical transmission of the infection to the newborns as well as the severity of the following infection. We also suggested the possibility of placenta acting as a source of infection in VT. Further longitudinal studies with larger sample sizes are needed to show the exact predictors of transmission of the infection from infected mothers to their childre

Impact of COVID-19 in Chronic Viral Hepatitis B Patients on Virological, Clinical, and Paraclinical Aspects

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by an infection in the respiratory tract leading to extrapulmonary manifestations, including dysregulation of the immune system and hepatic injury. Objectives: Given the high prevalence of viral hepatitis and a few studies carried out on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and hepatitis B virus (HBV), this study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients in the northeast region of Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the blood samples were collected from 93 CHB patients registered in the Patient Detection Data Bank of Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran, and 62 healthy individuals as controls. Reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction was adopted to detect COVID-19 infection in all the participants� nasopharyngeal samples. All the participants were subjected to anti-hepatitis C virus, anti-hepatitis delta virus, and liver function tests. Then, HBV deoxyribonucleic acid load was detected in CHB patients. The collected data were analyzed by statistical tests using SPSS software (version 20). A P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: In this study, 14 (13/93) and 32.25 (20/62) of CHB patients and control individuals were infected with COVID-19, respectively. Themeanage of CHBpatients was 39.6919.58 years, and 71 of them were female. The risk of developing COVID-19 in healthy controls was observed to be 2.3 times higher than in patients with CHB (0.95 confidence interval: 1.242 - 4.290). On the other hand, the mean values of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase in CHB patients superinfected with COVID-19 were higher than other participants. Out of 35.4 of patients with viral hepatitis B that were taking antiviral drugs, only 5.4 had COVID-19. Conclusions: Although CHB infection did not predispose COVID-19 patients to more severe outcomes, the data of this study suggest that antiviral agents also decreased susceptibility to COVID-19 infection. Alternatively, careful assessment of hepatic manifestations and chronic viral hepatitis infections in COVID-19 patients can lead to more favorable health outcomes. © 2022, Author(s

A case report and literature review of the late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a disease associated with defective diaphragm and penetration of different organs into the thoracic cavity. In the present case, a 3-year-old boy was referred to our hospital complaining of acute abdominal pain. No other gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea, vomiting, or constipation were observed. The patient represented no respiratory problems such as dyspnea or respiratory distress syndrome. Radiograph of the thoracic and abdominal cavities showed bowel loops occupying the entire space of the left hemithorax and right-shifted mediastinum. The patient was referred to the pediatric surgery center. The defect was resolved by prompt surgical intervention. A follow-up radiograph within 6 months of surgery showed complete recovery. © 2018 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

Complications After endoscopic balloon dilatation of esophageal strictures in children. Experience from a tertiary center in Shiraz - Iran (Nemazee Teaching Hospital)

BACKGROUND: Esophageal stricture is one of the most important complication of the caustic ingestion. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate complications of balloon dilatation among children with esophageal stenosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this retrospective study 82 children were included. Children who underwent balloon dilatation for esophageal stenosis were included in our study. Duration of study was 14 year starting from 2001. Mean age of the cases was 3.95+/-0.4 year (Min: 15 days, Max: 14 year). Chart review and telephone calling were the methods of data collection. Data was analyzed using SPSS. RESULTS: In this study, 47 of the patients were male and 53 of the cases were female. Caustic ingestion (33.7) was the most common etiology for the esophageal stricture. Vomiting (87.8) was the most common presenting symptom. Among our cases, 76.8 had no compliant after esophageal dilatation. Chest pain was the most common compliant after esophageal dilatation. Response rate was similar among boys and girls. Toddler age had the best treatment response after esophageal dilatation. CONCLUSION: Among our cases, 76.8 had no post procedural compliant after esophageal dilatation. Esophageal perforation was seen in 4.9 of the cases. Chest pain was the most common post dilatation complication

Complications After endoscopic balloon dilatation of esophageal strictures in children. Experience from a tertiary center in Shiraz – Iran (Nemazee Teaching Hospital)

BACKGROUND: Esophageal stricture is one of the most important complication of the caustic ingestion. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate complications of balloon dilatation among children with esophageal stenosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this retrospective study 82 children were included. Children who underwent balloon dilatation for esophageal stenosis were included in our study. Duration of study was 14 year starting from 2001. Mean age of the cases was 3.95±0.4 year (Min: 15 days, Max: 14 year). Chart review and telephone calling were the methods of data collection. Data was analyzed using SPSS. RESULTS: In this study, 47 of the patients were male and 53 of the cases were female. Caustic ingestion (33.7) was the most common etiology for the esophageal stricture. Vomiting (87.8) was the most common presenting symptom. Among our cases, 76.8 had no compliant after esophageal dilatation. Chest pain was the most common compliant after esophageal dilatation. Response rate was similar among boys and girls. Toddler age had the best treatment response after esophageal dilatation. CONCLUSION: Among our cases, 76.8 had no post procedural compliant after esophageal dilatation. Esophageal perforation was seen in 4.9 of the cases. Chest pain was the most common post dilatation complication

A retrospective study on clinical manifestations of neonates with FXIII-A deficiency

We assessed clinical presentations and the rate of central nervous system (CNS) bleeding in neonates with FXIIID who exhibited bleeding diathesis in the early days of their lives. A total of 27 neonates presented bleeding or abnormal clinical symptoms, diagnosed with FXIII deficiency were evaluated. Factor XIII concentrate was initiated as the first-line of treatment, and prophylactic therapy was given to all patients. Umbilical cord bleeding, delayed detachment of umbilical stunt, seizure, hematoma, and ecchymosis were concurrent complications in 27 (100), 5 (18.5), 5 (18.5), 3 (11.1), and 1 (3.7) of the patients, respectively. History of having CNS bleeding was detected in 13 (48.1) patients. There was no significant association between CNS bleeding and gender, familial history of FXIIID, or other clinical presentations. Also, there was no significant difference in the mean age of the patients who had CNS bleeding (3.4 ± 0.9 days) and without CNS bleeding (2.9 ± 0.7 days). However, a near significant threshold difference between the patients with and without CNS bleeding was found regarding the mean number of suspicious FXIIID death in their family (1.8 ± 0.5 and 0.7 ± 0.1, respectively, P = 0.05). Therefore, a suggested diagnostic algorithm based on prenatal diagnosis could be useful for timely detection of FXIII deficiency in neonates. © 2019 Elsevier Inc