PURPOSE To present the clinical experience in the management of Skene's duct cysts (paraurethral cysts) in women. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective chart review of patients who have underwent surgical treatment for paraurethral cyst between 2002 and 2012 was performed. A total of 85 women were diagnosed with paraurethral cyst over a 10-year period. The paraurethral cysts were detected at ...

J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012;38:160-5) Objectives: This study evaluated the clinical results of partial sublingual glandectomy accompanying the excision of ranula as new treatment modality. Materials and Methods: A total of 43 patients who were treated between 1999 and 2007 for oral or plunging ranula were reviewed. All patients were treated surgically by various methods with a tota...

F m ecompression of a cyst involves any technique hat relieves the pressure within the cyst that auses it to grow. Growth of cysts is believed to ccur by a combination of osmotic pressure and ressure resorption, coupled with release of prosaglandins and growth factors. Decompression, by ny means, appears to change to environment and ecreases the amount of interleukinthat is reeased. Decompressi...

OBJECTIVES The authors present a clinical report of an imperforate syringocele diagnosed on a male patient and treated by laparoscopic surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS A forty-four year old patient attends the emergency room with acute urinary retention. With a former history of mild obstructive voiding symptoms, he presented, at rectal examination, a bump on the left rectal wall. This patient a...

OBJECTIVE To present 57 cases of oral ranula in children, analyzing the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of these lesions. METHODS The clinical histories of patients diagnosed with oral ranula, seen between 1998 and 2008 at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit of a reference Children 's Hospital (0-14 years) were reviewed. All patients with clinical diagnosis of oral ranula ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the incidence of prolonged epiphora after maxillectomy according to transected nasolacrimal duct management technique, type of tumor, radiotherapy, and timing of tube removal and performance of dacryocystorhinotomy. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. Settings University hospitals. PATIENTS We studied 89 patients (90 cases) who underwent nasolacrimal duct transe...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Nonparasitic cysts are rare clinical lesions of the spleen. Causes include congenital malformations and trauma. Historically, management has entailed partial or total splenectomy using an open approach. Recently, laparoscopic approaches have been developed. In this report, we describe laparoscopic marsupialization of a giant splenic cyst (diameter > 15 cm). METHODS A ...

INTRODUCTION Keratocystic odontogenic tumors are benign neoplasms of odontogenic origin with a potential for aggressive and infiltrative behavior. Many different treatments for this type of lesion have been reported. However, no common consensus has emerged to date regarding the most effective therapeutic approach. Cases of maxillary sinus giant keratocystic odontogenic tumors completely excise...

CONTEXT The incidence of lymphocele after renal transplantation varies between 0.6 and 18% of cases, and many factors have been associated to its etiology. Cellular rejection of the kidney allograft has been described as a possible causal factor of lymphocele. OBJECTIVE To analyze the possible relationship between lymphocele and acute cellular rejection. DESIGN A retrospective study. SETT...