the use of deep brain stimulation in psychiatric disorders has received great interest owing to the small risk of the operation, the reversible nature of the technique, and the possibility of optimizing treatment postoperatively. currently deep brain stimulation in psychiatry is investigated for obsessive-compulsive disorder, gilles de la tourette’s syndrome and major depression. this presentat...

background: the preparation of endometrium for embryo reception is dependent on the ovarian hormones, which are affected by ovarian hyperstimulation procedure. objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in morphometrical indices of endometrium by the daily injection of progesterone after mouse ovarian induction. materials and methods: adult virgin female mice were selected and...

SUMMARY A subset of patients presents with unilateral conductive hearing loss, a normal pinna or grade I microtia, and mild external auditory canal stenosis. The physical findings of microtia and a small external canal are commonly absent or subtle in this group of patients, who are being commonly referred for imaging to evaluate isolated conductive hearing loss. We present a case series of pat...

This pilot study aimed to develop a new technique, complete laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) with an intersphincteric resection (ISR) and coloplasty pouch anal anastomosis to avoid any further abdominal incision other than laparoscopic port sites, and to assess the impact on short-quality of life and oncological outcomes of this technique. After laparoscopic TME, large bowel was dis...

During the November, December, and January quarter just ended, Dr Stephen and I had six cases in which we employed the " Walcher'sche hangelage " with considerable advantage. Five of these may be briefly described as promontory projecting, justominor, or a combination of these conditions. In the sixth the pelvis was normal, but the head was very large. In all six the head failed to engage, and ...

that commonly originates from the paranasal sinuses. Osteomas of the middle ear are exceedingly rare benign neoplasms. To date, only 21 cases have been reported in the English literature (1-3). They most commonly arise from the promontory, and only 2 cases of these reports have described osteomas of the ossicles (4). The most common symptom is conductive hearing loss because of the impingement ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to image the internal structure of a rat cochlea (ex vivo). Immediately following sacrifice, the temporal bone of a Sprague-Dawley rat was harvested. Axial OCT cross sectional images (over regions of interest, 1x1 mm-2x8 mm) were obtained with a spatial resolution of 10-15 microm. The osseous borders of the lateral membranous labyrinth overlying the c...

Post-traumatic colonic stenosis (obstruction) is rare. We experienced a case of sigmoid obstruction due to blunt abdominal trauma. A 75-year-old man was hit on the lower abdomen 3 days before admission and gradually developed abdominal pain and distension. Laboratory data showed severe inflammation and a barium enema disclosed obstruction of the sigmoid colon. Conservative treatment was careful...