Abstract Background 68 Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT is increasingly being used worldwide in prostate cancer patients. Accordingly, there a pressing need for educational resources on the proper interpretation criteria that to be used, including deeper understanding pitfalls and variants one can encounter with this new imaging modality. provides very accurate staging of disease cancer, superior what achieve...

Thyroglossal duct cysts are one of the most common cervical congenital anomalies. They occur along thyroid migration tract, which extends from base tongue through midline neck to level cricoid cartilage. present as a mass and closely associated with hyoid bone. Here, we describe case where two cystic structures were found just inferior gland bone, suggesting double thyroglossal cyst. It is impo...

Laryngeal trauma is rare but serious and potentially deadly injury. The prompt diagnosis and management of acute laryngeal trauma is necessary because the clinical presentation is variable depending on the location, severity, and mechanism of injury. Two case histories are presented: (1) case history A: a 53-year-old male, after motor vehicle accident, fractured the mid anterior thyroid cartila...

After suffering an inhalation burn, a 22-year-old male was intubated for seven days. Full-length massive scar formation in the upper airway necessitated tracheostomy five months later. After this, the stenosis became complete in the cricoid region, and a long cannula was needed to maintain the severely damaged middle-distal trachea. After unsuccessful laser dilatation, the more stenotic 3 cm di...

The primary goal of post-surgical rehabilitation following cartilage repair (microfracture, grafting, autologus chondrocyte transplantation) is to control pain, reduce inflammation, protect the repaired tissue during the healing process, restore function, improve range-of-motion, and accelerate soft tissue healing. During the initial healing phase following surgery, six to eight weeks4,11,16,25...

Investigations of wound healing of the cricoid cartilage, its epithelium and subepithelial layer were performed in an experimental model. Each experiment comprised 10 young rabbits at the age of 4 weeks with a standard follow-up period of 20 weeks (to adulthood). Endolaryngeal lesions could be restricted to the soft tissue lining (epithelium + subepithelial layer), or they could also involve th...

STUDY OBJECTIVE External cricoid and thyroid cartilage manipulations are commonly taught to facilitate laryngeal view during intubation. We compare the laryngeal views during laryngoscopy with 4 manipulations (no manipulation, cricoid pressure, backward-upward-rightward pressure [BURP], and bimanual laryngoscopy) to determine the method that optimizes laryngeal view. METHODS This was a random...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate microvascular reconstruction of a vertical hemipharyngolaryngectomy (VHPL) defect for hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of medical records. SETTING Tertiary care referral center. PATIENTS Thirty-two patients who underwent a VHPL. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Assess the surgical technique and safety of VHPL and review the functional para...