BACKGROUND The establishment of the perfusion zones for the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is still under debate. Specifically, differences between clinical and anatomical studies have often been described. The purpose of this combined study was to evaluate the characteristics of a DIEP zoning in both clinical and anatomical settings by quantitatively assessing the perfu...

myiasis is the invasion of body tissues of humans and animals by the larvae of the diptera or two-winged flies. there are only sporadic reports in the literature concerning human ear myiasis. a 62-year-old bedridden woman in an intensive care unit was examined because of her intense swollen and erythematous right ear. physical examination revealed 80 live larvae (maggots) in the posterior part ...

according to its superficial anatomical location, the thyroid gland is easily accessible by sonography. sonography allows an exact documentation of the size and thyroid volume. the relationship between thyroid volume and anthropometric characteristics is a matter of controversy. the aim of this study was to investigate thyroid volume and its determinants in healthy adult. a cross-sectional stud...

INTRODUCTION Diseases of paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, and skull base can be treated by endonasal operations using a nasal rigid endoscope. When conducting this kind of surgery, anatomical references are critical for safety. OBJECTIVE To measure the distance from the posterior wall of the maxillary sinus to the skull base, according to socio-demographic characteristics, and to detail an an...

The compensation heat pulse (CHP) method is widely used to estimate sap flow and transpiration in conducting organs of woody plants. Previous studies have reported a natural azimuthal variability in sap flow, which could have practical implications in locating the CHP probes and integrating their output. Sap flow of several olive trees (Olea europaea L. cv. 'Arbequina') previously grown under d...

Fruit morphological and anatomical characteristics are essential in the taxonomy of Apiaceae. Daucus L. is one most important genera family Apiaceae, as it contains cultivated carrot, a crop great economic importance, about 40 wild species that could serve potential sources genetic diversity for improvement. However, taxonomic phylogenetic relationships among these have not yet been fully clari...