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Kissing Carotids is a term given for an anatomical variation in which bilateral internal carotid arteries are medially placed in the retropharyngeal space and are juxtaposed to each other. Though this condition is asymptomatic it can lead to abrupt catastrophic bleeding during oral surgical procedures and tracheal intubation. This variation can be diagnosed with a contrast enhanced computed tomography and can alert the surgical team. We present here a case of 55 year old asymptomatic female diagnosed with bilateral retropharyngeal internal carotid artery aberration. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-024-04654-3.
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Tumours of lacrimal drainage system are a rare entity and among these rare tumours lymphomas are a rarity. We report a case of 65 year old male who presented with mass inferior to left lacrimal sac region which was diagnosed as Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma on histopathology and immunochemistry. The patient underwent excision biopsy followed by chemotherapy and is disease free till writing of this report.
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Yoga is becoming way of life world over to stay fit and agile both physically and mentally. Sutra neti is an ancient yoga practice in which a thread/tube is passed through nostrils and taken out through mouth and is then moved back and forth. This technique is believed to clean nasal passages and is considered relatively safe. We report a case of nasopharyngeal stenosis caused due to this ancient practice. People and yoga trainers all over the world should be made aware of this complication of sutra neti as it is difficult to treat and has high recurrence rate. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-023-03865-4.
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Increase in life expectancy has led to increased number of octogenarian and nonagenarians population. These old people have increased chances of developing skin tumours like slow growing basal cell carcinoma on the sun exposed parts of body. Many a times surgeons all over the world are bit conservative in managing these elderly patients and compromise on cosmetic aspects due to very advanced age of these patients. This report is about an 87-year-old female with BCC of nasal dorsum who underwent a major surgical procedure to maintain facial aesthetics.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of transcanal endoscopic myringoplasty in the hand of young beginner surgeons who had just completed the residency programme. METHODS: In a three year period (August 2012 to August 2015), 44 ears in 42 patients were operated upon by a beginner surgeon through the transcanal endoscopic approach in a subdistrict level hospital located in the north western ranges of the Himalayan region. RESULTS: Of the 42 patient, 19 were male and 23 female. The mean age was 26.23 years (range: 15-47 years). In 40 ears, complete perforation closure was achieved at six months (success rate: 90.9%). The mean air conduction PTA preoperatively was 40.84â¯dB HL and improved to 28.06â¯dB HL postoperatively (pâ¯<â¯.001). The mean AB gap preoperatively was 22.40â¯dB, which improved to 9.1â¯dB postoperatively (pâ¯<â¯.001). CONCLUSION: Endoscopic transcanal myringoplasty is safe and reliable even in young beginners' hands. Surgeons can consider endoscopic approach early in their careers without the fear of learning curve. The cost of endoscopic equipment is about one tenth as compared to open approach under a operating microscope, and an added advantage.