OBJECTIVES Mandibular osteotomies and resection of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis are the mostly performed surgical procedures in the infratemporal fossa, which is in close proximity with the main trunk of the maxillary artery (MA). It is imperative to avoid the trunk or branches of the maxillary artery, otherwise, massive intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage may develop. The...

Reported experience with video-assisted anatomic pulmonary segmentectomy is still limited. Over a 28-month period, totally thoracoscopic (TT) anatomic segmentectomies, i.e. using only endoscopic instrumentation and video-display without utility incision, were attempted on 50 patients (25 males and 25 females), aged 18-81 years (mean: 57 years). The indication was a clinical N0 non-small cell lu...

In recent years reconstitution of bronchial continuity, after simple division or the removal of a circumferential section of the wall, has been the subject of experimental work. On the other hand, clinical observations of bronchial anastomosis in man are still rare. In the course of a difficult resection of the left lower lobe and lingula we accidentally divided the stem bronchus, and acquainta...

Pulmonary carcinoid tumours, especially typical carcinoid, usually have lower FDG uptake than lung carcinoma. We present an unusual case of pulmonary carcinoid showing intense uptake of 18F-fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG). FDG-PET CT scan showed increased tracer concentration corresponding to the 3 cm round tumour in the left lingula (figure 1). The maximal standardised uptake value (SUV) of the tum...

The margin of the mandibular foramen is irregular. Lingula is a tongue-like flap of bone that overlaps the mandibular foramen anteromedially .It is surmounted by a sharp spine, the lingual of the mandible which gives attachment to the spheno mandibular ligament; at its lower and back part is a notch from which the mylohyoid groove runs obliquely downward and forward, and lodges the mylohyoid ve...