provided the original work is properly cited. CC Epiglottic cysts sometimes compromise a patient’s airway, and may make airway management difficult. We report a novel method of intubating a patient with a large epiglottic cyst, using direct laryngoscopy and a light wand. A 53-year-old man with hoarseness was admitted to the hospital. He complained of a mild cough and sore throat for 2 days, wit...

To cite: Takata M, Fujikawa T, Goto R. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016214742 DESCRIPTION A 65-year-old man with a history of rectal cancer surgery presented to the emergency department, with fever and arthralgia in the neck, radiating to the shoulder, since the previous day. Although the origin of the fever was unknown, he was eventually admit...

OBJECTIVE To report a new procedure that has been successful in endoscopically treating congenital saccular cysts of the larynx without the need for a tracheostomy or an external incision. DESIGN Retrospective chart review of a case series involving 4 patients who underwent a single endoscopic procedure for the treatment of their congenital saccular cysts. SETTING Two pediatric tertiary car...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Head and neck cancer can cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to evaluate the potential usefulness of a computerized system for segmenting lesions in head and neck CT scans and for estimation of volume change of head and neck malignant tumors in response to treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS CT scans from a pretreatment examination and a post 1-cycle che...

The aim of the present study was to investigate, by means of an extensive cephalometric examination, the alterations which took place in hyoid bone position, head posture, position and morphology of the soft palate, and tongue and sagittal dimensions of the pharyngeal airway after mandibular advancement osteotomy for the correction of mandibular retrognathism. The sample consisted only of adult...

MR and clinical data on 31 patients with posterior fossa CSF collections were analyzed. A clear separation of these patients into classical categories was not possible because of new information obtained from the MR images. We present a new classification of these disorders. The Dandy-Walker malformation, Dandy-Walker variant, and mega-cisterna magna seem to represent a continuum of development...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of complications in the immediate postoperative period following primary tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) after salvage laryngectomy. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective. METHODS A retrospective review was done of 26 patients who underwent primary TEP with salvage total laryngectomy. To minimize variables, the patients include...

To cite: Amin OSM. BMJ Case Reports Published online: 12 December 2012 doi:10.1136/bcr-2012007152 DESCRIPTION A 12-year-old girl has a progressive instability of stance and gait since the age of 2 years. She demonstrates mild mental subnormality and signs of cerebellar incoordination. A diagnosis of an ataxic form of cerebral palsy was made at the age of 3 years. When she was 9 years old, she s...

Introduction The three foramina of the fourth ventricle of the human brain were first described during the 19th century. The primary purpose of this article was to review the anatomy of the foramina of the human fourth ventricle, as well as the main clinical conditions related to pathology of these neurosurgically important structures. The existing literature regarding the gross and neurosurgic...