Patients with respiratory diseases may be at risk during flight because at cruising altitude an important hypobaric hypoxia may occur. The only absolute contraindications to flying in these patients are pneumothorax, bronchogenic cyst and severe pulmonary hypertension. In order to evaluate the risks related to air travel in patients with respiratory diseases, an evaluation of their fitness to f...

Members of the genus Acanthamoeba are usually free-living amoebae that are found in a variety of ecological niches including soil, fresh and brackish water, dust in the air, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning filters, swimming pools and hot tubs. Occasionally they are also known to cause central nervous system infections in humans and animals. We isolated into culture an amoeba from the...

statement of problem: the aggressive nature and high recurrence rate of odontogenic keratocysts (okcs) may be due to unknown factors inherent in the epithelium or because of enzymatic activity in the fibrous wall. bcl-2 protein is characterized by its ability to inhibit apoptosis. purpose: the aim of the present study was to analyze the expression of bcl-2 protein in okcs and to compare it with...

Temperomandibular joint ankylosis is a relatively common anomaly affecting the face causing facial asymmetry which necessitates multiple surgeries to restore function and form to near normal. The most important diagnostic aid in T.M.J ankylosis is radiography ranging from conventional radiography to C.T scans. This is a case report of an unusual radiographic presentation of bilateral T.M.J anky...

Background: Persistent thyroglossal duct leads to a fibrous cyst formation named thyroglossal cyst which is the most common form of congenital cyst and usually located in the midline neck below the hyoid bone. Rarely the thyroglossal cyst is associated with thyroid cancer. Although the Sistrunk procedure is often considered adequate, currently there is no clear consensus on the optimal manageme...

Introduction: Average glandular dose (AGD), entrance skin air kerma (ESAK) and normalized glandular dose (DgN) are the main dosimetric quantities in mammography. In this study, DgN is evaluated in the presence of breast cyst, which is a common disease among women and the influence of size, number and location of the cysts on the DgN is investigated. Materials and Meth...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to review management strategies for treatment of epithelial cysts. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective consecutive interventional case series. METHODS Charts of patients treated for epithelial ingrowth over a 10-year period by a single surgeon (J.A.H.) were reviewed. Cases of epithelial cysts were identified and the following data were recorded: details of ocula...