BACKGROUND Children with a cleft in the soft palate have difficulties with speech, swallowing, and sucking. Despite successful surgical repositioning of the muscles, optimal function is often not achieved. Scar formation and defective regeneration may hamper the functional recovery of the muscles after cleft palate repair. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the anatomy and histo...

University of Kragujevac, School of Medicine, *Department of Histology and Embryology, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, **Department of Pathological Anatomy, Kragujevac, Serbia; University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Institute of Histology and Embryology, Belgrade, Serbia; Military Medical Academy, Clinic of Neurology, Belgrade, Serbia; Clinical-Hos...

Dental paresthesia is loss of sensation caused by maxillary or mandibular anesthetic administration before dental treatment. This review examines inferior alveolar block paresthesia symptoms, side effect and complications. Understanding the anatomy of the pterygomandibular fossa will help in understanding the nature and causes of the dental paresthesia. In this review, we review the anatomy of ...

Unregulated overproduction of parathyroid hormone (PTH) from an abnormal parathyroid gland is the origin of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Patients who have an elevated serum calcium concentration have a problem in one or more of their parathyroid glands. To understand this disease state adequately and provide appropriate treatment, a thorough understanding of parathyroid embryology, anato...

Abstract The cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi is a species of the family Characidae great interest as an ornamental fish. Many aspects biology this are still unknown. present work presents complete description different components digestive tract P. axelrodi, analyzing its global anatomical arrangement, adjacent glands (liver and pancreas) previously ignored pyloric caeca, using histologic...

AIM To assess a novel method of three-dimensional (3D) co-registration of prostate cancer digital histology and in-vivo multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) image sets for clinical usefulness. MATERIAL AND METHODS A software platform was developed to achieve 3D co-registration. This software was prospectively applied to three patients who underwent radical prostatectomy. Data co...