Intranodal lymphangiography for chyle leakage after esophagectomy: A case report.

Postoperative chylothorax after esophagectomy is a relatively rare complication, but treatment can sometimes be complicated. We report 3 cases of Lipiodol lymphangiography via inguinal lymph node puncture that was effective for chyle leakage occurring after esophagectomy. Case 1: A 67-year-old man with stage IIIA esophageal squamous cell carcinoma underwent radical esophagectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).

Advanced surgical technique for invasive fungal sinusitis: endoscopic orbit-sinus combined approach.

Background: Invasive fungal sinusitis is usually associated with poor prognosis, but no clear guidelines have been established for surgical treatment. Here, we report the development and application of the endoscopic orbit-sinus combined approach (EOSCA), a novel surgical technique to approach the nasal cavity and orbit concurrently, in patients with invasive fungal sinusitis with orbital infiltration.

Material And Methods: Two patients with invasive fungal sinusitis infiltrating the orbit underwent EOSCA.

The effect of the kampo medicine yokukansan on preoperative anxiety and sedation levels.

Background. Preoperative anxiety can lead to unfavorable physiological response such as tachycardia and hypertension. Prevention of preoperative anxiety improves surgical outcome and decreases inpatient stay.

Craniometaphyseal dysplasia unnoticed until 19 years of age: First diagnosed from facial nerve paralysis.

Craniometaphyseal dysplasia (CMD) is a rare congenital bone disorder with facial dysmorphism developing from early childhood. We describe an unusual case of CMD unnoticed until the patient was 19 years old. Her disorder was diagnosed for the first time from her facial nerve paralysis, and was treated with high-dose corticosteroids.

Effects of hydrogen peroxide on vestibular hair cells in the guinea pig: importance of cell membrane impairment preceding cell death.

Conclusion: Our findings indicate that oxidative stress induces morphological changes in vestibular hair cells and subsequently leads to cell death after 2.5 h.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to confirm the direct effects of oxidative stress on vestibular hair cells.