BACKGROUND The performance and results of corneal tattooing are described in a case series of 11 patients suffering from a disfiguring corneal scar using a technique similar to conventional dermatography. METHODS Drawing ink in different shades was applied into the anterior corneal stroma by punctures performed with a conventional spatula needle. RESULTS Up to 4 years after surgery all pati...

PURPOSE To evaluate both the efficacy and reliability of the cytologic method in the diagnosis of conjunctival lesions and compare it with the histologic examination. METHODS A prospective study on 31 conjunctival lesions was performed. Samples were obtained with a Kimura spatula. The lesions were, then, surgically removed and sent for histologic examination. The Papanicolaou technique was us...

of blood-stained froth came out through the wound, very close to the line of fracture. There was a moderate amount of haemoptysis just after the occurrence of the injury. Evidently the lung was wounded at the point where it was caught between fragments of the broken rib and through which air excaped, leaving the prolapsed portion with 110 chance ,of being inflated. Under the circumstances I tho...

The phytohormones auxin and cytokinin are key regulators of plant development, and both regulate almost all aspects of plant growth and development. Communication between auxin-cytokinin signaling pathways has been the subject of intense research. However, few studies have focused specifically on the development of the early gynoecium. We have recently discovered that cytokinin signaling plays ...

Abstract This article introduces the Hatem spade face-lift scissors (HSFS) which are a modification of spatula-tipped originally proposed by Trepsat. tool can be used for safe blunt dissection in facelift surgery and is available three sizes based on surgeon preference. Other tools exist such as dilation wands Dilson Luz dissectors Viterbo. These well suited dissection, however fine sub-SMAS we...