the aim of this study was to present and review retromandibular anteroparotid approach and to evaluate its efficacy and safety in reduction and fixation of subcondylar fractures. materials and methods : in the period between january 2013 to february 2014, 10 patients with the age range of 17 to 41 years with a diagnosis of subcondylar fracture at sina general hospital, iran, underwent open trea...

abstractchronic sialadenitis is a disease of salivary glands associated with chronic infections,systemic diseases and silolithiasis pathogenesis of the disease. primary tuberculoussubmandibulitis is not a reported disease. the diagnosis was confirmed whena 45 years old lady suspicious to submandibular gland tumor was operated on for excisionalbiopsy. histological examination of the specimen by ...

appendicovesical fistula is an uncommon type of enterovesical fistula and a rare complication of unrecognized appendicitis. appendicovesical fistula often presents with recurrent or persistent urinary tract infection, especially in men. the commonest causes are appendicitis, cecal diverticulitis, and cystadenocarcinoma or carcinoid tumors of appendix. approximately 114 cases have been reported ...

In patients suffering from oral cavity cancer surgical treatment is complex because it is necessary to remove carcinoma and lymph node metastasis (through a radical unilateral or bilateral neck dissection) and to reconstruct the affected area by means of free flaps. The saliva stagnation in the post-operative period is a risk factor with regard to local complications. Minor complications relate...

There is no doubt that the conditioned food saiivary reflexes are influenced by the intensity of hunger. However, there is no agreement as to whether this influence is direct or mediated by motor behavior. The data are also conflicting concerning the effect of hunger or satiation upon the unconditioned salivary response. Thus, Finch (1938) found that hunger affects the conditioned and unconditi...

UNLABELLED Salvage laryngectomy in patients treated with organ preservation protocols is associated with high rates of postoperative complications. The use of non-irradiated tissue flaps in pharyngeal reconstruction could reduce the incidence of these complications. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the usefulness of the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in preventing salivary fistulae d...

Although Frey syndrome is not life-threatening, it is identified as the most serious and widely recognized sequela of parotidectomy and has significant potential negative social and psychological implications. Several studies have investigated whether AlloDerm® implants prevent Frey syndrome effectively and safely, however, the conclusions are inconsistent. We aimed to evaluate the precise effe...