INTRODUCTION Pretracheal tubercular abscess is a rare presentation of extra pulmonary tuberculosis even in TB- endemic areas (WHO, 2014 [3]). It usually presents in posterior triangle group of lymph nodes (Baskota et al., 2004 [2]). PRESENTATION OF CASE We report a case of a lower midline swelling in anterior part of the neck of 6 months duration, with dysphagia of 1 month duration. Radiologi...

A 31-year-old woman was admitted to our department in order to undergo a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The operation was converted to open due to cholorrhea during the dissection in the hepatocystic triangle. The cholorrhea came from a transected bile duct, which was 2 mm in diameter, came out of the hepatoduodenal ligament, ran along the common hepatic duct and drained into the cystic duct, in...

Our previous work on mechanisms of femoral neck fracture demonstrated that the bone mineral density of femoral neck and Ward's triangle in patients with femoral neck fracture is less than those in the normal population [4]. Under similar loading condition, the stress can easily reach the ultimate strength level of bone and lead to fractures. The results indicated that osteoporotic patients with...

Diagram of a transverse section of the neck at the level of C.6, to demonstrate the origin and the course of the posterior branches of the spinal nerves. On the right side is shown intraforaminal avulsion of the spinal root. The electromyograph of the deep posterior neck muscles will show fibrillation potentials: an unfavourable prognosis. On the left side is shown extraforaminal damage of the ...

Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is a rare complication of chronic cholelithiasis, which is always caused by a calculus in the cystic duct or neck of the gallbladder, resulting in mechanical compression of common bile duct and the gallbladder. It is clinically characterized by abdominal pain, fever, as well as obstructive jaundice. During cholecystectomy, MS is seen as a dangerous adherent and inflammator...

BACKGROUND A new look at the topography of the lumbar triangle becomes a challenge for modern anesthesia. The aim of this study was to redefine the topography of the lumbar triangle for transverse abdominis plane block. MATERIAL AND METHODS We explored 74 lumbar regions in 37 preserved cadavers (17 F and 20 M). RESULTS The lumbar triangle was identified in 66 (89%) out of all explored cadav...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Posterior fossa syndrome is a severe postoperative complication occurring in up to 29% of children undergoing posterior fossa tumor resection; it is most likely caused by bilateral damage to the proximal efferent cerebellar pathways, whose fibers contribute to the Guillain-Mollaret triangle. When the triangle is disrupted, hypertrophic olivary degeneration develops. We hy...

The present study investigated the interaction between Cdx-2 polymorphism and physical activity level over bone mineral density (BMD) variation in Brazilian postmenopausal women. One hundred and ninety women volunteered to participate in the study (66.6 +/- 5.3 years, 64.58 +/- 11.74 kg and 151.94 +/- 6.36 cm). Physical activity level (PAL) was assessed using the international physical activity...

Recently, It has been reported that the LDL receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) regulates bone formation, and that mutations of the gene cause osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome or high bone mass phenotypes. However, the mutations cannot explain a genetic trait for osteoporosis in the general population because of their rarity. From 219 Korean men aged 20-34 yr, we looked for six known polymorphi...

The common carotid arteries provide the major source of blood to the head and neck. The right common carotid artery originates from the brachiocephalic trunk in the neck while the left arises in the thorax from the aortic arch. Normally, it gives two terminal branches, external and internal carotid arteries at the level of superior border of thyroid cartilage in carotid triangle. The anatomic u...