Oral hemangiomas are probably of developmental origin and many of these lesions are present at birth or appear soon after. Often they regress in size and disappear after few years of life. Sometimes they persist and produce symptoms in adulthood. We present two cases of hemangioma involving the uvula, who presented with persistent cough and occasional episodes of bleeding from the oral cavity d...

BACKGROUND Every social grouping in the world has its own cultural practices and beliefs which guide its members on how they should live or behave. Harmful traditional practices that affect children are Female genital mutilation, Milk teeth extraction, Food taboo, Uvula cutting, keeping babies out of exposure to sun, and Feeding fresh butter to new born babies. The objective of this study was t...

OBJECTIVE No specific epidemiology data are available for carcinoma of the uvula. This study aims to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and treatment outcomes of carcinoma of the uvula at the authors' institution. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Service of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Complex of Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), Spain. SUBJECTS ...

Spatial orientation of the angular vestibuloocular reflex (aVOR) was studied in rhesus monkeys after complete and partial ablation of the nodulus and ventral uvula. Horizontal, vertical, and torsional components of slow phases of nystagmus were analyzed to determine the axes of eye rotation, the time constants (Tcs) of velocity storage, and its orientation vectors. The gravito-inertial accelera...

It is acknowledged that the uvula’s “structure’s function appears in the literature in only the briefest fashion”. It has also been declared that “Disorders of the palatal uvula are one of the least highlighted areas of medical literature”. Therefore, we present a most rare case of heterotropic thyroid tissue found in this organ in Nigeria. It is an addition to the worldwide appreciation of thi...