1.Right and left common carotid arteries arising from the branchiocephalic, a rare variation of the aortic arch.
Eleni PANAGOULI ; Gregory TSOUCALAS ; Theodoros PAPAIOANNOU ; Aliki FISKA ; Dionysios VENIERATOS ; Panagiotis SKANDALAKIS
Anatomy & Cell Biology 2018;51(3):215-217
The aortic arch may present a plethora of anatomical variations, which my cause a cluster of complications in interventional procedures in surgery and angiography. We present a rare case of a common origin of both the common carotids arteries from the brachiocephalic trunk (anonymous artery), with the left common carotid artery emerging from the initial portion of it, forming a small common trunk. The great importance towards an excellent knowledge of the topographical aortic arch anatomy is stressed out.
Angiography
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Aorta, Thoracic*
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Arteries
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Brachiocephalic Trunk
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Carotid Artery, Common*
2.Lingual nerve entrapment in muscular and osseous structures.
Maria PIAGKOU ; Theano DEMESTICHA ; Giannoulis PIAGKOS ; Androutsos GEORGIOS ; Skandalakis PANAGIOTIS
International Journal of Oral Science 2010;2(4):181-189
Running through the infratemporal fossa is the lingual nerve (i.e. the third branch of the posterior trunk of the mandibular nerve). Due to its location, there are various anatomic structures that might entrap and potentially compress the lingual nerve. These anatomical sites of entrapment are: (a) the partially or completely ossified pterygospinous or pterygoalar ligaments; (b) the large lamina of the lateral plate of the pterygoid process; and (c) the medial fibers of the anterior region of the lateral pterygoid muscle. Due to the connection between these nerve and anatomic structures, a contraction of the lateral pterygoid muscle, for example, might cause a compression of the lingual nerve. Any variations in the course of the lingual nerve can be of clinical significance to surgeons and neurologists because of the significant complications that might occur. To name a few of such complications, lingual nerve entrapment can lead to: (a) numbness, hypoesthesia or even anesthesia of the tongue's mucous glands; (b) anesthesia and loss of taste in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue; (c) anesthesia of the lingual gums; and (d) pain related to speech articulation disorder. Dentists should, therefore, be alert to possible signs of neurovascular compression in regions where the lingual nerve is distributed.
Cranial Fossa, Middle
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Foramen Ovale
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pathology
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Humans
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Ligaments
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pathology
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Lingual Nerve
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pathology
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Nerve Compression Syndromes
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complications
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pathology
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Ossification, Heterotopic
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pathology
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Paresthesia
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etiology
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Pterygoid Muscles
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pathology
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Sphenoid Bone
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pathology
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Tongue
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innervation
3.A Rare Case of Posterior Horseshoe Abscess Extending to Anterolateral Extraperitoneal Compartment: Anatomical and Technical Considerations
Christianna OIKONOMOU ; Periklis ALEPAS ; Stelios GAVRIIL ; Dimitrios KALLIOURIS ; Konstantinos MANESIS ; Petros BOUBOULIS ; Dimitrios FILIPPOU ; Panagiotis SKANDALAKIS
Annals of Coloproctology 2019;35(4):216-220
Perianal abscess and fistula are 2 distinct entities that share a common pathology. A horseshoe fistulous abscess, a complex type of these conditions, occurs when the suppurative inflammation spreads through the deep anal space to the bilateral ischiorectal fossae. Following the intersphincteric plane, this infection may extend to the pararectal space, forming a supralevator abscess. We present a very rare case involving a 52-year-old male patient who was admitted to our surgical department with an extraperitoneal purulent inflammation as a complication following multiple drainage procedures for a posterior horseshoe abscess. Emphasis is given to the anatomical and technical considerations of eradication of anorectal sepsis and the management of complex fistula-in-ano along with a concise review of the literature.
Abscess
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Drainage
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Fistula
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Humans
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Inflammation
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pathology
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Sepsis
4.Synchronous reconstruction of both the upper and lower eyelids with a temporoparietal fascial flap
Ioannis G DALIANOUDIS ; Maria G KALOFONOU ; Christos FARAZI-CHONGOUKI ; Kyriaki APOSTOLIDOU ; Pantelis DIAMANTOPOULOS ; Nektaria TSILIMPOKOU ; Dimitrios FILIPPOU ; Nikolaos MINOGIANNIS ; Panagiotis SKANDALAKIS
Archives of Plastic Surgery 2019;46(1):92-93
No abstract available.
Eyelids