Post-traumatic parotid sialocoele is a subcutaneous extravasation of saliva from the parotid gland secondary to traumatic disruption of its duct or parenchyma. Currently, there is no consensus regarding the best therapy for parotid sialocoele, as it is resistant to conservative management. The present paper puts forward a relatively simple, safe and effective technique for the treatment of paro...

Newly introduced direct peroral cholangioscopy and the development of video choledochoscopes have enabled more defined observation of bile duct mucosal lesions with clearer images. Narrow-band imaging (NBI) is a unique endoscopic imaging technology that provides enhanced endoscopic images of surface mucosal structures and its superficial microvessels. Advanced cholangioscopy and NBI are expecte...

Parameters for blood concentrations of thc peroral antibiotics talampicil in and bacampicillin, in NZW rabbirs were deteTrnined using a two compartment model. On the basis of thesc pharmacokinetic parameters, a three compartment model was prepared for the concentrations of thcse drugs in the tongue, gingiva, submandibular gland, parotid gland, cervical 17mphnode and mandibular bone. Simulation ...

microalbuminuria is thought to reflect the severity of inflammation-induced systemic vascular permeability. the present study investigated the effect of early administration of metformin or insulin on microalbuminuria in traumatized critically ill patients. between april 2006 and october 2007, thirty-one non-diabetics traumatized patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (sirs) and ...