Comprehensive preoperative staging system for endoscopic single and multicorridor approaches to juvenile nasal angiofibromas.

Background: Juvenile nasal angiofibromas (JNA) is a benign lesion with high vascularity and propensity of bone erosion leading to skull base invasion and intracranial extension. It is known to involve multiple compartments, which are often surgically difficult to access. With evolution in surgical expertise and technical innovations, endoscopic and endoscopic-assisted management has become the preferred choice of surgical management.

Imaging in Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: Clinical Significance of Ramharan and Chopstick Sign.

Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis, staging and prognosis of JNA. Certain radiological changes as seen on CECT were observed to be consistent in our case series. This study analysed preoperative and postoperative CECT of large series of JNA patients to evaluate the sites and pattern of spread of tumor.

Study of Outcome of an Implanted Autologous Auricular Cartilage: A Preliminary Experimental Research in Rabbits.

To investigate the viability of the implanted crushed and uncrushed auricular cartilage graft with intact perichondrium with respect to macroscopic and microscopic parameters. Cartilage grafts from 8 white New Zealand rabbits were harvested from the right auricle, with intact perichondrial layers. There were two categories Pre implant and Post-implant and two types, mildly crushed and uncrushed cartilage graft.

Itraconazole Niosomes Drug Delivery System and Its Antimycotic Activity against Candida albicans.

Niosomes have potential applications in topical drug delivery system. The objective of the study was to formulate and evaluate the niosome of Itraconazole. Surfactant : cholesterol ratio and quantity of ethanol used were studied by applying factorial design.

Live/Real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of pericardial disease.

We studied 19 patients with pericardial disease using two-dimensional and three-dimensional transthorathic echocardiography (2DTTE and 3DTTE, respectively) in order to determine whether 3DTTE provides incremental value on top of 2DTTE in the evaluation of these patients. With 3DTTE a more comprehensive assessment of pericardial effusion can be made and both the parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium can be visualized en face and examined for pathologies and fibrin deposits. In our series of patients, 3DTTE was superior to 2DTTE in uncovering mass lesions involving the pericardium such as tuberculous granulomas and metastatic disease.