Prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal disorders requires an invasive test in women regarded as being at high risk after screening. There is extensive evidence that effective screening for major chromosomal abnormalities can be provided in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy. With the association of some biochemical markers, it is possible to identify about 90% of chromosomal abnormalities....

We used B-mode imaging to study the vibratory phenomena of the vocal folds. The presence of multilayered structures of the vocal folds in the B-mode image was verified by using freshly excised human larynges in vitro. To capture images of vocal fold vibration, a special treatment was used to reconstruct the aliasing B-mode motion pictures of vocal fold vibration. Echo-particle image velocimetry...

Laminoplasty is a standard technique for treating patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Modified expansive open-door laminoplasty (MEOLP) preserves the unilateral paraspinal musculature and nuchal ligament and prevents facet joint violation. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the midterm surgical outcomes of this less invasive technique. We retrospectively recruited ...

Ossified lipoma or osteolipoma are rarely reported. It is defined as a histologic variant of lipoma that has undergone osseous metaplasia. Osteolipoma presents with a dominant osseous component within a lipoma. We report a case of a histologically confirmed osteolipoma on the nuchal ligament independent of bone. The patient was a 51-year-old female who presented with a 5-year history of a painl...

: Desmoid tumor (DT) is a fibroblastic proliferation arising in soft tissue characterized by localized infiltrative growth with an inability to metastasize but tendency recurrence. Nuchal-type fibromas are benign lesions that usually developed the posterior neck. The development of these neoplasms can be associated hereditary cancer predisposition syndrome, mainly familial adenomatous polyposis...

recurrent dislocation of patella may occur in patients with ligament laxity. method of treatment in this condition is controversial but patellofemoral ligament reconstruction is the most accepted method. we present a patient with rubinstein-taybi syndrome and recurrent patellar dislocation who managed successfully by patellofemoral ligament reconstruction.

Objective: The present study was aimed at evaluating the outcome of pregnancies with a nuchal cord. Methods: A retrospective population-based all deliveries during years 2011-2020 in Philippe Maguilen SENGHOR Center conducted. Perinatal patients and without cord compared. Results: Among 44,958 period, 1.8% had cord, documented birth (n = 807). Higher rates labor induction (9.1% vs. 3.2%; p 0.00...

Women who are 35 years or older are offered invasive prenatal testing because of the increased risk of chromosomal abnormalities, especially Down syndrome. In an attempt to increase the number of Down syndrome fetuses being detected and decrease the number of invasive procedures being performed on pregnancies not affected with a chromosome abnormality, both biochemical and ultrasound screening ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the morphologies of congenital C2-3 synostosis in 25 patients. METHODS Radiographs of 11 males and 14 females aged 5 to 74 years with congenital C2-3 synostosis were reviewed. All cases were found incidentally on radiographs when presenting with neck/shoulder discomfort/pain. RESULTS 13 of the patients had spondylosis in 21 segments: C1-2 (n=1) and C3-4 (n=1), C4-5 (n=7)...