Authoritative anatomical references depict domestic dogs and cats as having a malleus with a short rostral (anterior) process that is connected via a ligament to the ectotympanic of the auditory bulla. Similar mallei have been reported for representatives of each of the 15 extant families of Carnivora, the placental order containing dogs and cats. This morphology is in contrast to a malleus wit...

Abstract Background The aim of the present study was to evaluate retrospectively frequency anatomical variations in sinonasal region, which were frequently seen our cases, for whom coronal section paranasal computed tomography imaging (CPNCT) taken, as well correlation these with age and gender correlations identified one another. In study, CBCT scans a total 1532 (825 males 707 females) cases ...

Abstract Recent phylogenetic studies amended the taxonomy of three-toed jerboas (subfamily Dipodinae), including raising subspecies to full species. Here, we use geometric morphometrics compare scaled-shape differences in dipodine crania while considering their revised taxonomy. We sampled Dipus deasyi, D. sagitta halli, s. sowerbyi, Jaculus blanfordi blanfordi, J. hirtipes, jaculus, loftusi, o...

Forty-six patients with bullous emphysema were operated on. Respiratory function was investigated before and immediately after surgery, and during the follow-up to five years. The larger the volume of the bullae, the less disturbances of lung function caused by their removal immediately after operation. Respiratory function improved significantly during the long-term follow-up after removal of ...

T oklu et al have raised the question of whether routine high resolution computed tomographic (CT) scanning of the chest should form part of the initial diving medical examination for occupational divers. The authors make this proposition in discussing their series of three divers in which pulmonary abnormalities were discovered on high resolution CT scan after occupational diving incidents. On...

Excision of giant emphysematous bullae commonly results in a persistent air leak that requires prolonged intercostal drainage and delays recovery. To minimise this we have used Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene) strips to buttress the suture line and secure pneumostasis. During 1976-84 eight bullae were excised in seven patients. One patient had bilateral staged thoracotomies. All chest drains we...

1. We compared the Ca2+ dependence of the self-aggregation of surfactant protein A (SP-A) with that of vesicle aggregation induced by SP-A. The Ca2+ concentration required for half-maximal activity of lipid aggregation was 0.74 +/- 0.29 microM (n = 4) for pig SP-A and 98 +/- 5 microM (n = 2) for dog SP-A. In contrast, the threshold concentration of Ca2+ required to induce self-association of bo...

In 1999, twenty years before this publication, a bulla in perfect state of preservation was found Byzantine-period pit at Tel Qedesh. The fact that it almost completely intact all its parts, combination with the relatively recent publication cuneiform documents from private collections, has permitted Authors to attribute original stamp seal Persian period, reconstruct possible sealing’s use con...

pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare clinical entities thai are associated with right to left shunts, and are often clinically presented by the triad of dyspnea, cyanosis, and digital clubbing. currently, transcatheter embolization of fistula is gaining increasing popularity as the superior therapeutic option. in certain situations, however, surgery is preferred. two cases of direct p...