The lungs are divided by the fissures into different lobes. The oblique fissure divides the left lung in to two lobes namely the upper and lower lobes. Defective pulmonary development gives rise to variations in lobes and fissures of lung. In the present case, we report an unreported variant lobar pattern of the left lung, in which the left lung was completely separated in to anterior and poste...

printing supported by . Visit Chiesi at Stand D.30 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH 2011 patients underwent a second treatment session after 12 weeks in the contralateral upper lobe to complete bilateral therapy. Pulmonary function, functional capacity, and quality of life assessments were performed at 3 and 6 months following treatment. Results: Upper lobe ELS therapy in this cohort (8 male, age 63±6 y...

background pit-and-fissure sealants are safe and effective ways to prevent dental caries and are considered as a part of an overall caries-preventive strategy. dental caries are a public health problem and the most common intraoral disease affecting mankind. it is an infectious transmissible disease, with the child patient being at the highest risk. objectives the purpose of this study was to e...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to review the safety of a reusable sealing instrument, BiClamp(®), as an alternative to the mechanical stapler for interlobar fissure division in pulmonary lobectomy. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted of 95 patients who underwent pulmonary lobectomy performed by a single surgeon between November 2005 and March 2010. The patients were divided into two gro...

BACKGROUND/AIM Retention of fissure sealants and good adaptation to enamel are essential for their success. Fluoride releasing resin-based materials are widely accepted for pit and fissure sealing, but newly designed glass ionomers can serve as a good alternative. The aim of this study was to evaluate microleakage and sealing ability in vitro, and to clinically assess two fluoride releasing fis...

The coloboma in the cinnamon mouse homozygous for the microphthalmia gene is caused when optic fissure closure, which normally occurs between the 11th and the 13th gestational day, does not occur. This study sought to determine the cause of this fusion failure, and to identify any foci of fusion that occur later in gestation. Microphthalmic fetuses from the 11th-20th gestational day were obtain...

AN ANAL FISSURE is ai1 ulcer of t h e a n a l canal which may extend from the anal verge to the dentate line. It is usually exquisitely painful, so the best treatment is that which is the most expedient but also provides negli#ble recurrence and minimal disability of anal function. Lateral subcutaneous internal anal sphincterotomy best fulfills these criteria and we strongly recommend it as the...

Aim: The aim of the investigation is to further develop and evaluate a versatile designed chitosan based bio-active materials on for use as bonding free fissure sealant/fissure protectors on permanent dentition and evaluate remineralization/ demineralization capacity of the materials through pH cycling, as well as shear bond strength etch and no etch prototype as well as measurement of Vickers ...

Percutaneous transvenous embolization is one of the most effective treatments of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) involving the dural sinuses. We present a unique case of surgical transvenous embolization in a 48-year-old man with a dural AVF of the cavernous sinus who presented with intracerebral hematoma. The dural AVF drained only into the vein of the sylvian fissure on angio...

Physical properties such as surface hardness of dental materials are directly linked to their clinical behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of extended curing time on the polymerization depth offluoride-containing materials used as pit and fissure sealants. Conventional and extended exposure times (20 and 60 seconds) were used to photoactivate a gold-standard pit and...