The adjustable mitral ring reported was developed to be used in mitral regurgitation, during “mitral ring downsizing” surgery, and permits modification of it’s dimensions during surgery and forever on afterwards. We evaluated its functioning in an in vitro porcine model.
Introduction: The goiter is a very common endocrine pathology throughout the world. Objectives: The objectives of our study is to analyse the anatomo-clinical aspects of goiters, its means of investigation, as well as their management in a surgical environment Materials and Metho...
Although foreign body aspiration is rare in adults, it is seen in all age groups. It is life threatening and causes death, especially in children. It is mostly removed by bronchoscopic interventions in early cases. It causes complications like recurrent pneumonia, pneumothorax, e...
Testicular torsion is a urologic emergency that needs immediate attention and treatment. However, the occurrence of torsion of the undescended testis (UDT) is uncommon which make the dilemma of diagnosis of the torsion in undescended testis is challenging. We are reporting a case...
Primary isolated plasmacytoma is an uncommon malignancy. However, occurrence of isolated plasmacytoma involving head and neck region is approximately 80% of cases. In head and neck isolated plasmacytoma, symptoms reported includes nasal obstruction, local pain, epistaxis, ear ful...
Introduction: There isn't a widely used definition for seroma but “serous fluid collection in a body space, tissue or organ occurring after surgery or trauma”, is defined as seroma. Symptomatic seromas are common in laparoscopic and open ventral hernia repairs, presented in 8 to...
The orthognathic surgery is a surgical manipulation of the facial skeleton to achieve normal anatomy and functions. This paper presents a case of a Class III skeleton treated using a surgical approach (Maxillary advancement surgery & mandibular setback) after 18 months of ort...
Non-EPI DWI MRI scanning is now an established post-operative investigation in the management of patients treated for cholesteatoma with studies even reporting sensitivity and specificity of up to 100% [1-5]. Following the introduction of endoscopic tympanoplasty, the use of thes...
Introduction: Obesity is a fast-emerging epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region especially in Malaysia. According to National health and morbidity survey of 2015, obesity in Malaysians make up 17.7% of the population out of these 30% are overweight. Gastroesophageal reflux diseases...
Lingual tonsilloliths commonly appear on CT and plain radiograph and superimpose nearby mandibular soft tissue.We presented a case of foreign body fish bone embedded in the base of tongue turns out to be lingual tonsillolith.A 41- years-old man presented with 2 weeks history of f...