Integrated comparative analysis of T-staging of laryngeal carcinoma on parallel versus non-parallel vocal cord CT planes with its potential treatment pitfalls.

Accurate CT staging plays a crucial role in guiding effective management of laryngeal carcinoma, as endoscopic assessment alone may not provide a comprehensive evaluation of tumor spread. Consequences of non-compliance to parallel vocal cord plane for tumors remained unexplored in existing literature. We aimed to compare T-staging parameters of laryngeal carcinoma on CT neck in non-parallel and parallel to vocal cord axial planes and analyse degree of discrepancy between them.

Correction: Novel and pragmatic exploration of variation in glottic parameters in non-parallel versus parallel vocal cord CT planes with potential reporting pitfalls.

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Novel and pragmatic exploration of variation in glottic parameters in non-parallel versus parallel vocal cord CT planes with potential reporting pitfalls.

Oblique orientation of vocal cord demands strict compliance, by technicians and clinicians, to the recommended parallel plane CT scan of larynx. Repercussions of non-compliance has never been investigated before. We aimed to observe influence of non-parallel vocal cord plane CT scan on qualitative and quantitative glottic parameters, keeping parallel plane CT as a standard for comparison.

Antibacterial efficacy of indigenous Pakistani honey against extensively drug-resistant clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi: an alternative option to combat antimicrobial resistance.

Background: Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) poses a grave threat to public health due to increased mortality and morbidity caused by typhoid fever. Honey is a promising antibacterial agent, and we aimed to determine the antibacterial activity of honey against XDR S.

Circulating Adiponectin and Resistin Levels Are Associated with Adiposity Indices and Physical Fitness in Healthy Adult Males.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the correlation of physical fitness scores (PFS) with serum adiponectin, resistin, and adiponectin/resistin ratio (AR ratio) in relation to body adiposity indices in healthy adult males. MATERIAL AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Clinical Physiology Unit, Physiology Department, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, from March 2017 to April 2018. We included 125 healthy adult males.

Thyroid "claw sign" a useful diagnostic marker in the outsized lesions of isthmus: A large colloid cyst.

Thyroid isthmus lesions are generally small sized and can be solid or cystic. Discerning isthmic origin of a large nodule, especially if purely cystic, can become a diagnostic challenge because of thin thyroid tissue in it. We report a case of a 68-year-old male patient who had 6 weeks history of non- inflammatory central neck swelling associated with recent dysphagia, for which he underwent ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) scan examinations.

Neurological Sequelae in Youngest Adult Behcet's Disease Patient on Infliximab.

Neuro-Behcet's disease is a rare neurological complication of Behcet's disease presenting between second and fourth decades of life. The etiology of Behcet's disease is still unknown but genetic predisposition has been described to play a role. The disease is reported more in males than females.

Unique clinical spectrum with distinguishing diagnostic features in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.

A 36-year-old ulcerative colitis male patient on treatment for 7 years was referred to dermatology with resistant alopecia universalis and hypopigmented patches on limbs for 5 months. During this time he also reported to ophthalmology with acute bilateral decreased vision for 5 days. His examination revealed hyperaemic discs, multifocal retinal detachments and choroidal granulomas.

Impact of radiological diagnostics in the survivor of disseminated Fournier gangrene patient with septic pulmonary embolism.

A 51-year-old diabetic man diagnosed with prostatic abscess underwent its drainage twice. Following surgery he developed fever and right-sided painless visual loss due to endophthalmitis. To rule out its endogenous source CT scan was done which showed multisystem aetiology and complications.

Weak two-photon absorption applied to the rapid prototyping of cell scaffolds.

Two-photon polymerization (TPP) has been employed to generate deep structures using the biocompatible and optically transparent monomer ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate (EO=6) (EBPADMA) and 4, 4'-Bis(diethylamino)benzophenon as the photoinitiator. The two-photon absorption cross section of the initiator was measured to be 1 GM (1  GM=1×10(-50)  cm(4) s photon(-1)) in EBPADMA. Here we have explored a weak absorption regime whereby deep structures (∼300  μm) can be generated in a single pass.