Morphology of tracheal scar after resection with CO2-laser and high-frequency cutting loop. A study in normal pigs.

In 6 pigs a bronchoscopical resection of the tracheal mucosa was performed using CO2-laser on one side, and an electric high-frequency cutting loop (ECL) on the other. The pigs were sacrificed 3 months later. On macroscopic examination the tracheal mucosa appeared almost normal on the laser-resected side, while severe deformation was seen after ECL treatment.

Familial centronuclear myopathy: a clinical and pathological study.

A congenital myotubular myopathy in a family is presented. An elderly woman, her daughter and her granddaughter showed the characteristic clinical and histological pattern of the disease. It is still a matter of debate whether the disease is of myopathic or neuropathic origin.

Nasal Schneiderian papillomas: a study of 83 cases.

Nasal Schneiderian papillomas are unique lesions involving the mucosa of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Most often epidermoid in histological appearance, they favour 2 sites: the septum and the lateral wall of the nasal cavity. The medical literature on these tumours contains a plethora of contradictions concerning the nomenclature and no less than 54 separate designations are used.

An evaluation of gliomas of the anterior visual pathways. A 10-year survey.

Thirteen cases of the childhood type of optic glioma from a 10-year period were studied. Particular attention was paid to the pre-operative neuro-ophthalmological and radiological findings. The patients all underwent explorative craniotomy when biopsy specimens were removed for histopathological study.

Ultrastructure of muscle biopsies in recent, short-term and long-term juvenile diabetes.

Muscle biopsies from juvenile diabetics were studied by electron microscopy and the results correlated to earlier published light microscopical abnormalities of the same biopsies. A total of 32 striated muscle biopsies from 29 juvenile recent, short-term and long-term diabetes were examined. The ages ranged from 16 to 43 years with a diabetes duration from 1 week to 32 years.