Treatment of severe micrognathia in an adult with distraction osteogenesis: A case report.

Key Clinical Message: Distraction osteogenesis (DO) of the mandible is often performed at a young age, and there are few reports after age 30, as in this case. The Hybrid MMF used in this case was useful in that it allowed correction of fine directionality.

Abstract: DO is often performed in young patients with a high capability of osteogenesis.

Treatment of airway stenosis with a customized bronchial stent using a three-dimensional printer and flexible filaments.

Stent placement is recommended for patients with airway stenosis. However, ready-made stents may be difficult to fit over lesioned areas. In the current case report, we describe the creation and placement of a custom stent in an 84-year-old woman with airway stenosis.

A case of a pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma with chromosomal aberration (49, XX, +3, +i(6)(p10), +mar).

We report a case of a primary pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma with chromosomal aberration (49, XX, +3, +i(6)(p10), +mar). A 59-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for an abnormal chest shadow detected during a routine health check-up in 2014. Chest computed tomography revealed a 3.

Iodine-induced hypothyroidism in patients on regular dialysis treatment.

Hypothyroidism with a serum concentration of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) above 40 microU/ml was noted in 3 (3.2%) of 93 patients on regular hemodialysis or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. These 3 patients had no history of thyroid disease and were receiving no medication known to influence thyroid function.