In this case report, we present a with an unusually high course of inferior thyroid artery and its relationship the recurrent laryngeal nerve on right side neck 91 years-old formalin fixed male cadaver. Dissection showed that gave off branches between following sharp curvature descending downward to gland. Knowledge such variation location is important for surgical radiological procedures.

Recent research on laryngeal transplantation used a rat model with physiologically abnormal circulation, because the common carotid artery was used for venous drainage. Since a model with normal circulation is better for accurate assessment, we developed a vascularized laryngeal graft, using the common carotid artery as the arterial supply and the external jugular vein as the venous drainage. T...

The following unusual variations were observed while making a routine dissection of a newborn white child. The left subclavian artery arises from the right subclavian on the right side of the neck. It then curves upward and to the left and passes dorsally, in succession, the right internal jugular vein, common carotid artery, vagus, cervical sympathetic and inferior laryngeal nerves, and the sc...

A 29-year-old woman presented with postprandial nausea, a weight loss of 5 kg in 6 months and vomiting for the previous 10 years. At the age of 24 years old, she was first suspected to have anorexia nervosa. Medication was given with little or no improvement in clinical symptoms. At the age of 27 years old, she visited another medical facility. Upper gastrointestinal examination (Fig. 1) reveal...

Mesenteric artery embolism is a rare and an acute abdominal emergency with a very high mortality rate which requires a high index of suspicion for its diagnosis. We hereby report a 55 years old male with rheumatic heart disease in atrial fibrillation with thromboembolic superior mesenteric artery occlusion with a fatal outcome.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the efficacy of peritumoral hyaluronic acid (HA)-cisplatin therapy in a murine model of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and to evaluate its effect on cancer stem cells (CSCs). STUDY DESIGN An orthotopic murine study utilizing University of Michigan squamous cell carcinoma-12 (UMSCC-12) laryngeal cancer cells was conducted in randomized controlled fashion wi...

A 63-year-old female presented to our department complaining of epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting. Symptoms started after a significant loss of weight and persisted despite treatment, leading to hospitalization for dehydration and renal failure due to protracted vomiting. During hospitalization, no pathology could be identified and the patient was discharged. Symptoms persisted and she was e...

BACKGROUND An obstruction of the distal part of the duodenum can occur because of the superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) after a surgical correction of scoliosis. It is essential to evaluate the risk factors and diagnose the SMAS in time because complications of this condition are life-threatening and it is associated with a high rate of morbidity. Diagnostics of the SMAS is challenging...

OBJECTIVE To determine the possible courses of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) and its relationship to the superior thyroid artery (STA) to improve the chances of identifying and saving the nerve during head and neck surgery. DESIGN Anatomical analysis of the exact topography of the EBSLN. SUBJECTS Thirty-one perfusion-fixed human cadavers (ie, 62 preparations) o...