Adhesion band is a major cause of small bowel obstruction. Traditionally, the obtained results of computed tomography (CT) scan were indicative of adhesion band as an etiology for small bowel obstruction. However, adhesion is easily diagnosed today due to technological advances in radiology and high-quality multidetector CT. It is important to avoid the possible complications of bowel obstruction in the early and appropriate surgical intervention. This article is a report of a 45-year-old woman with abdominal pain and history of previous abdominal surgery. A contrast-enhanced CT scan showed multiple adhesion bands ensued the abrupt narrowing of bowel diameter and closed small-bowel loops obstruction. Furthermore, multiple bands were clearly observed and adhesiolysis was performed in the surgery.

Background and Objective: Neonatal neurological diseases are characterized by a range of clinical symptoms and signs that can be confirmed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in some cases. This study aimed to examine the neonatal cerebral MRI descriptively. Materials and Methods: In this comparative cross-sectional study, 69 MRI neonatal images were analyzed from January to April 2019. These images were extracted from the archives of the MRI Center affiliated to Besat Hospital, Hamadan, Iran. Moreover, demographic characteristics of the infants, including age, gender, birth rank, consanguineous marriage among their parents, as well as initial and final diagnosis were extracted and analyzed in this study. Results: According to the results, 65.4% of the infants were male, and the mean age of the neonates was obtained at 13±9.9 days. The initial and final diagnoses confirmed the seizure in most cases. In general, the MRI results were completely normal in 60.9% of the neonates. There was no significant relationship between the variables studied and abnormal MRI results in the cases. Conclusion:In total, 39.1% of the MRI cases were abnormal. According to the results, the most common reason for MRI was a seizure. Moreover, the rate of abnormal MRI findings in seizures was found to be 16.7 %. This finding is different from the results of other studies, which may be due to differences in the pattern of the initial diagnosis.

Background and Objective: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most prevalent type of peripheral neuropathy due to neural entrapment. This syndrome is primarily diagnosed based on clinical symptoms, and it is subsequently confirmed by electro-diagnostic studies. Ultrasonography as a safe, available, and inexpensive method is also valuable in the follow-up of patients. This study aimed to evaluate the ultrasound findings before and after local corticosteroid injection. Materials and Methods: This interventional study was conducted on 45 patients referring to the orthopedic clinic of Besat Hospital, Hamadan, Iran, during 2017. The patients who were selected by convenient sampling method had the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and were diagnosed positive based on electrodiagnostic studies indicating a moderate grade of the disease. Wrist ultrasound was performed before and after the injection of corticosteroid (two months later). Moreover, the ultrasound indices were compared before and after the injection. Data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 16). A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: According to the results, 80% of the patients were female. Moreover, the mean age of the patients was 47.9±11.6 years (age range: 22-72 years). About 20% of the cases were left-handed. The right hand was mostly affected by carpal tunnel syndrome (70%). After injection, there were reductions in the median nerve thickness (P=0.95), retinaculum thickness (P=0.001), and nerve cross-sectional area (P=0.001). The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) scale showed that the clinical symptoms of the patients were significantly reduced at the end of the study (P=0.001). Conclusion: Corticosteroid injection in patients with moderate severity of carpal tunnel syndrome improved the clinical symptoms and caused reductions in median nerve thickness, cross-sectional area, and flexor retinaculum thickness.