Background: Posterior abdominal wall deficiency (PAWD) is a tear in the external oblique aponeurosis or the conjoint tendon causing a posterior wall defect at the medial end of the inguinal canal. It ...

Endoscopic examination of nasopharynx revealed an exophytic nasopharyngeal mass in anterior wall of nasopharynx that complete macroscopic transnasal endoscopic resection was performed. The ...

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Tim King, a 53-year-old Illinois man, tells PEOPLE the gift is estimated to be from 1978, when he was around 6 years old An Illinois man recently discovered a hidden treasure behind a wall in his ...

CT of the paranasal sinuses revealed reduced volume of the left maxillary sinus and a depressed anterior wall (figure 1). Bony sclerosis of the maxillary sinus was noted with inwards traction of the ...

This action decreases pressure and increases the space in the thoracic cavity, allowing your lungs to expand as you inhale. When the diaphragm relaxes, your chest cavity becomes smaller and your lungs ...

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Inflammatory polyps account for about 10% of all gallbladder polyps. They indicate inflammation in the wall of the gallbladder. Doctors usually find inflammatory polyps in people who have ...

For all the heightened stakes of the cardinals deliberating on who should be their next pope, life continues to unfold outside their four walls, often piercing the idyll of the Sistine Chapel in ...

Options include: Thoracotomy: A traditional open chest surgery Video-associated thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): A surgery involving a tiny camera and surgical tools that are inserted through one or more ...