Thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst of the liver especially in the calcified form. Surgery is the only medical option. The treatment consists of radical surgical procedures in the majority of the patients. Conservative surgical treatments are performed with high mortality rate. Herein, we will describe two patients of calcified hydatid cysts of the liver whose conditio...

We aim to present a case of obliterated root canal which was successfully treated in our dental faculty using these new techniques. Teeth with calcified root canals referred for endodontic treatment pose pa rticular diagnostic and treatment challenges. Usually these are intact traumatized anterior teeth without symptoms except of slight discoloration, without apical radiolucency. The thorough k...

AIM The present report describes and discusses root canal variations in the internal morphology of maxillary molars. BACKGROUND Dental internal anatomy is directly related to all the technical stages of the endodontic treatment. Even though, in some situations a typical anatomical characteristics can be faced, and the professional should be able to identify them. CASE DESCRIPTIONS This clin...

This article reviews the basic clinical techniques of performing a maxillary molar endodontic access opening, starting from the initial access opening into the pulp chamber, to the point where a size #10 file has been advanced to the apices of all three or four (or more) canals. The article explains how the use of the dental surgical operating microscope or microscope-level loupes magnification...

Hong Kong Med J ⎥ Volume 20 Number 4 ⎥ August 2014 ⎥ www.hkmj.org A 77-year-old man with benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) presented to our hospital in October 2011 with a history of right groin swelling for several months. He was otherwise asymptomatic. Physical examination revealed a reducible right inguinal hernia. Ultrasound (USG) examination of the groins showed a fluid-filled lesion withi...

_________________________________________________________________________________________ Denticles are pulp degenerations in the form of calcified deposits of mineral salts, usually found in molars and lower incisors, as well as in impacted teeth and deciduous molars. Denticles may come in various sizes, from microscopic particles to larger mass that almost obliterate the pulp chamber and are ...

Herein, we reported the case of a 32-year-old male patient presented with intermittent attacks of mild right chest pain and dyspnea for 2 years. On contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the chest, a non-enhancing subcarinal cystic lesion about 6×6.5 cm was detected in the posterior mediastinum, consistent with the features of bronchogenic cyst. The lesion showed small calcific focus cha...

Porcelain gallbladder is regarded as a risk factor of gallbladder cancer. A porcelain gallbladder with calcified regional lymph nodes was found using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a 43-year-old man who presented with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. His cholecystectomy specimen showed diffuse wall thickening and contained small gallstones. Histological ex...

The purpose of this report was to share our successful cases only surgical decompression for symptomatic multilevel lumbar spinal stenosis, by assessing treatment outcomes and perioperative complications. Two patients who had stenosis in March May 2021 were investigated. They preoperatively diagnosed with the calcified disc protrusion vacuum intervertebral space magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

OBJECTIVES A calcified thrombus is rare, but needs to be recognized and to be differentiated from calcified nodule. METHODS We report a case of acute coronary syndrome and a large intracoronary mobile mass, which was identified as a calcified thrombus by optical frequency domain imaging and intravascular ultrasound. RESULTS Successful direct stenting indicated that mobile mass was a calcifi...