Treatment of Ocular Surface Disorders

Feb 22, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Treatment of Ocular Surface Disorders

The corneal epithelium is a highly differentiated cell type that is entirely regenerated approximately every 7 days. In the mechanically abraded cornea (eg, total epithelial debridement during vitrectomy surgery or…

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Ocular Immunology

Feb 22, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Ocular Immunology

Effective immune responses to foreign antigens require cells to “traffic” through tissues. Chemokines (chemotactic cytokines) are critical mediators that provide the trafficking signals to immune cells. These are low-molecular-weight proteins,…

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Head and Neck Pathology

Feb 18, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Head and Neck Pathology

FIGURE 11.1 Nasopalatine Duct Cyst, 200×. The cyst is lined by a ciliated pseudostratified cuboidal to the low columnar epithelium (inset lower left, 400×) with underlying fibroconnective tissue and a prominent…

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Head and Neck Radiology

Feb 18, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Head and Neck Radiology

FIGURE 12.1 Mondini Malformation. (A) Axial CT demonstrates incomplete partitioning of the mid and apical turn of the right cochlea with deficient modiolus (arrow). (B) Axial CT one slice superior demonstrates…

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Oral Surgery

Feb 18, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Oral Surgery

FIGURE 10.1 Placement of the Needle in Greater Palatine Foramen for a Greater Palatine Nerve Lock. GP, Greater palatine. (The Anatomical Basis of Dentistry; 2011. Applied Anatomy, fig. 11.7, pii: B978-0-323-06807-9.00011-9.) •…

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Otolaryngic Allergy

Feb 18, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Otolaryngic Allergy

FIGURE 8.1 The Development of the Immune Cells. BFU, Burst-forming unit; BM, basophil mast cell; CFU, colony-forming unit; E, erythroid; Eo, eosinophil; GM, granulocyte-macrophage; Ig, immunoglobulin; MEG, megakaryocyte; NK, natural killer;…

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Sleep Medicine

Feb 18, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Sleep Medicine

FIGURE 9.1 Oral Appliance. Mandibular advancement appliance for mild to moderate sleep apnea. (From Flint PW, Haughey BH, Lund VJ, et al. Cummings Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2015,…

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Laryngology

Feb 18, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Laryngology

FIGURE 7.1 Three-Dimensional Effects of Posterior Cricoarytenoid Muscle Contraction. (A) Sagittal view. (B) Posterior view. (From Flint PW, Haughey BH, Lund VJ, et al. Cummings Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA:…

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Pediatric Otolaryngology

Feb 18, 2017 by in OTOLARYNGOLOGY Comments Off on Pediatric Otolaryngology

FIGURE 6.1 Cochlear Malformations. Drawings were made from coronal CT scans. (From Jackler RK, Luxford WM, House WF. Congenital malformations of the inner ear: a classification based on embryogenesis. Laryngoscope. 1987;97(suppl 40):2…

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