Symptomatic pancreatic sarcoidosis. Case report and review of literature.

Context: Symptomatic pancreatic involvement in sarcoidosis is extremely rare. There are 25 reported cases of detected pancreatic sarcoidosis before death.

Case Report: We report the case of a male patient with a history of pulmonary sarcoidosis, who presented with clinical picture and CT scan findings suggestive of pancreatic cancer.

Increase in vertical dimension by interpositional bone grafts and subsequent craniofacial growth in adolescent monkeys.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between craniofacial growth and total maxillary osteotomy in adolescent Macaca fascicularis monkeys. The monkeys' facial height was increased with the help of interpositional bone grafts. Four monkeys underwent surgical procedures, and five served as controls.