Antral septa of the maxillary sinus occurs in approximately one third of patients undergoing posterior maxillary bone augmentation and is considered a relative contraindication for lateral maxillary window ("hinge osteotomy"). We present the results of 26 consecutive cases of patients with septated maxillary sinus who underwent minimally invasive antral membrane balloon elevation (MIAMBE) follo...

Mycobacteria, generally believed to be non-sporulating, are well known to survive shock starvation in saline for extended periods of time in a non-replicating state without any apparent morphological changes. Here, we uncover that mycobacteria can undergo cellular differentiation by exposing Mycobacterium smegmatis to mild starvation conditions. Traces of various carbon sources in saline trigge...

A 70-year-old male patient with a history of metastatic lung cancer and type-2 diabetes mellitus presented with a complaint of right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Ultrasound showed a septated renal cyst in the right kidney. Abdominal computed tomography confirmed the presence of a septated cyst measuring 98 83mm in the right kidney with calcifications on the cyst borders (Figure 1). Indirect h...

Double cystic duct in a single gallbladder is one of the least common variances encountered in the biliary system. This article presents a 54-year-old man who had a septated gallbladder with 2 separate cystic ducts. With intraoperative cholangiogram, he had successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy without any ductal injuries or complications.

This randomized, multicenter clinical trial enrolled 103 children hospitalized with septated parapneumonic empyema (PPE) who were randomized to receive thoracoscopy (n=53) or urokinase (n=50). The main outcome variable was the length of hospital stay after treatment. The secondary outcomes were total length of hospital stay, number of days with the chest drain, number of days with fever, and tr...

The careful planning of a sinus lift procedure is the key to avoiding surgical complications. In this clinical case, female patient, 59 years old and totally edentulous in maxilla, was referred Egas Moniz’s Dental Clinic Implantology consultation with indication for bilateral external maxillary sinuses prior implant placement. Both orthopantomography cone-beam computed tomography were used show...