Congenital vallecular cyst is an uncommon, benign but potentially dangerous condition causing respiratory distress and stridor. It is associated with sudden upper airway obstruction resulting in death due to its anatomical location in neonates and infants. We reported a rare case of 2 months old male infant presented with respiratory obstruction with failure to thrive with polydactyly (rarest f...

A 56-year-old male was admitted with an acute headache and sudden ptosis on the right side. No ophthalmological or neurological etiologies were apparent. A mucocele of the right posterior ethmoid sinus was observed with radiology. After the marsupialization of the mucocele via a transnasal endoscopic approach, the patient's symptoms (oculomotor nerve paralysis and headache) resolved in 4 weeks....

Ranula is a mucus extravasation cyst originating from the sublingual gland on the floor of the mouth. Congenital ranula is very rare. The treatment of ranula includes aspiration of mucus, incision and drainage, marsupialization, injection of sclerosing agents, excision of the ranula with or without excision of the ipsilateral sublingual gland. In this study, we presented a congenital ranula exc...

Abstract Introduction Bartholin glands (BGs) are located posteriorly on each side of the vaginal introitus. During sexual arousal, BGs release mucinous secretions into vestibule at 5:00 and 7:00 positions via a 2.5 cm duct (BD). The BD may become obstructed from trauma, inflammation, infection, vestibular or vulvar surgery, idiopathic factors. Despite obstruction, continue to produce secretion ...

Nonparasitic splenic cysts are rare clinical lesions of the spleen. The management has entailed partial or total splenectomy via an open approach. Recently, laparoscopic approaches have been developed. In this report, we describe laparoscopic marsupialization of a giant splenic cyst (diameter > 15 cm).A 15-year-old Indian child presented with a four and a half year history of mass in upper left...

BACKGROUND Ventriculoperitoneal shunt is the preferred treatment for hydrocephalus. Known complications include infection, obstruction, and disconnection with the fractured fragment migrating in the peritoneal cavity. We report 17 cases of laparoscopic evaluation and revision of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in children. METHODS From January 2000 through October 2002, we retrospectively reviewe...

a standard surgical procedure (Judd et al., 1931). The object of this paper is to show that the best treatment may be primary anastomosis to the stomach, duodenum or jejunum, and that this is usually possible. The operation of marsupialization has several disadvantages, and consequently should, in the opinion of writer, give place to this procedure of primary anastomosis to the stomach, duodenu...

Abstract Introduction Bartholin glands are major vestibular androgen dependent that release mucus secretions during sexual arousal through a 2.5 cm duct drains at the 5 o'clock and 7 positions of vestibule. Bartholin's innervated by branch pudendal nerve; mucous secretion is activated efferent pelvic nerve. Unilateral or bilateral obstruction ducts may occur (e.g. from trauma, infection, surger...