The laryngeal tube (VBM Medizintechnik, Sulz, Germany) is a relatively new extraglottic airway, designed to secure a patent airway during either spontaneous breathing or controlled ventilation. In this review article, we have assessed the potential role of the laryngeal tube during anaesthesia and during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. There are four variations of the laryngeal tube: standard la...

The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a role of podoplanin and glutathione S-transferases T1 (GST-T1) expression in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The study was completed with 33 patients and gene expression analysis was performed by qRT–PCR. The podoplanin and GST-T1 expression patterns were analyzed to determine their correlation with clinicopathologic parameters of lar...

A 51-year-old man with a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus developed floaters and blurred vision in his right eye. His ophthalmologist, noting the presence of vitreous debris in the right fundus, administered a retrobulbar steroid injection and prescribed 1 % prednisolone acetate drops every 2 hours. However, vision continued to deteriorate and he was admitted to Vanderbilt University H...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Raghavendra D.R. Post graduate student, Department of anatomy, J J M Medical College, Davangere, 577004, Karnataka, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Access this Article online Quick Response code Web site: *1 Post graduate student, Department of anatomy, J J M Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India. 2 Associate Professor, Department of anatomy, J J...

Laryngeal leiomysarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy originating from smooth muscle cells. Its rarity is due to the fact that only less than 50 cases of pure laryngeal leiomyosarcoma and less than 10 cases of hypopharyngeal leiomyosarcaoma have been reported in modern medical literature.  Even though the clinical presentation mimics that of a laryngeal carcinoma forming the major bulk of the...

Transsexualism is a gender identity disorder in which affected individuals believe themselves to be born into the wrong sex. Hormonal therapy and many surgical interventions were adopted in order to change their appearances. Cricothyroid approximation is the most acceptable surgical intervention to raise the vocal pitch in male to female transsexuals. Long-term follow up of this surgery reveale...

The effect of 0.3% otic solution of ofloxacin on the cartilages constituting the epiphyses of the auditory ossicles and the wall of the auditory tube was histologically examined after 30-day repeated intratympanic administration to juvenile male guinea pigs aged 4 weeks. Ofloxacin showed no chondrotoxicity for the cartilages and, in some but not all animals, reduced haemorrhage and neutrophil i...

Differences in the glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans synthesized by "young," "adult," and tumoral chondrocytes are reported. Young cartilage and human chondrosarcoma contain chondroitin 4- and 6-sulfates, whereas adult human cartilage contains almost exclusively chondroitin 6-sulfate. High keratan sulfate content is reported in adult cartilage, whereas it is almost absent in young and tumora...

introduction: relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disorder which is associated with inflammation of the auricular and costochondral cartilages and may involve ocular tissue and laryngotracheobronchial tree in some occasions. this inflammatory destructive disease can potentially disrupt the structure, function and integration of cartilages. the common age of involvement is 40 to 60 yea...