SM Balaji, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      REDUCTION GLOSSECTOMY FOR LARGE TONGUES
The manuscript describes the causes of macroglossia and discusses the surgical management of this unique condition. The indications and contra-indications of each design are deliberated with authors modification. Furthermore, an algorithm for management is postulated..

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Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery 

SM Balaji (author)
Chennai, India  (author's city and country) / Chennai, India (ciudad y país del autor/a)

Emmanuel Ejim, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      INTRACARDIAC MASSES IN NIGERIAN ADULTS-AN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY
masses are rare in this environment, and transthoracic echocardiography is valuable in the diagnosis and initial characterization of these masses, despite its limitations. Intra-cardiac masses are rare in this environment, and transthoracic echocardiography is valuable in the diagnosis and initial characterization of these masses, despite its limitations. Intra-cardiac masses are rare in this environment, and transthoracic echocardiography is valuable in the diagnosis and....

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Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 

Emmanuel Ejim (author)
Enugu, Nigeria  (author's city and country) / Enugu, Nigeria (ciudad y país del autor/a)

José Manuel Lopes, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      EFFECT OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO KITCHEN FUEL ON BIRTH WEIGHT
Low birth weight is a multifaceted problem with some known and few unknown reasons. Smoke of wood fuel affects birth weight adversely. Cooking with wood fuel is a significant risk factor for low birth weight which is modifiable..

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Indian Journal of Community Medicine (IJCM) 

José Manuel Lopes (author)
Porto, Portugal  (author's city and country) / Porto, Portugal (ciudad y país del autor/a)

B Ranganahan, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      TOXICOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS
An attempt has been made to estimate the moisture content, pH (and thus the free nicotine) and to quantify trace metals in a few smokeless tobacco products popular among the locals. These assessments have contributed towards establishing a toxicological fingerprint on the diverse arrays of such products freely available in the market currently..

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Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 

B Ranganahan (author)
Kochi, India  (author's city and country) / Kochi, India (ciudad y país del autor/a)

Kemal Odev, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      IMAGING OF CYSTIC AND CYSTLIKE LESIONS OF THE MEDIASTINUM WITH PATHOLOGIC CORRELATION
Cystic masses of the mediastinum are a heterogenous group of asymptomatic or symptomatic, congenital, infectious or neoplastic lesions.Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) with volumetric acquisition provides fast acquisition of high resolution images and muitiplanar reconstruction.Both 2D and 3D imaging in mediastinal imaging also contribute to surgical planning and to assessing resectability of mediastinal lesions..

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Journal of Clinical Imaging Science 

Kemal Odev (author)
Konya, Turquía  (author's city and country) / Konya, Turquía (ciudad y país del autor/a)

Sapna Panjwani, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      NITRIC OXIDE: A BIOMARKER FOR OXIDATIVE STRESS IN ORAL LICHEN PLANUS
Saliva plays a critical role in protection and maintenance of the health of the oral cavity and is an important body fluid. Nitric oxide is a highly reactive free radical synthesized by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase by cells such as macrophages, T cells, and natural killer cells. There is a possible correlation between nitric oxide level and oral lichen planus..

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International Journal of Preventive Medicine 

Sapna Panjwani (author)
New Delhi, India  (author's city and country) / New Delhi, India (ciudad y país del autor/a)

Shefali Gokhale, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      CHOLESCINTIGRAPHY IN ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS
 In patients diagnosed with acalculous cholecystitis on USG, it is difficult to decide on further course of action – medical Vs surgical. Cholescintigraphy findings of either non visualization of gall bladder or GBEF < 40% were used as pointers to select patients who would benefit from surgery..

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Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine 

Shefali Gokhale (author)
Pune, India  (author's city and country) / Pune, India (ciudad y país del autor/a)

R Saxena, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY, NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY AND COMMUNITY OPHTHALMOLOGY: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
neuritis in Indian patients has a different clinical profile as compared to the caucasian population and has worse outcomes. Optical coherence tomography has an important role in the investigative profile of optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis and proves the presence of a sub clinical nerve fibre loss even in eyes without an attack of optic neuritis. Anisometropic amblyopia shows significant risk....

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Indian Journal of Community Medicine (IJCM) 

R Saxena (author)
Nueva Delhi, India  (author's city and country) / Nueva Delhi, India (ciudad y país del autor/a)

Ueli Kramer, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      BIASED THINKING IN BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by greater frequencies of cognitive errors, when comparing these patient's spontaneous discourse with the one produced by healthy controls (n = 25 participants per group). In particular negative over-generalizing and fortune-telling differentiated the two groups; over-generalizing was associated with number of BPD symptoms..

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Psychology and Psychotherapy-Theory Research and Practice 

Ueli Kramer (author)
Windsor, Canadá  (author's city and country) / Windsor, Canadá (ciudad y país del autor/a)

Lizette Mowatt, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      THE BURDEN OF SIGHT THREATENING DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN JAMAICA
Jamaica has a high percentage of patients with sight threatening diabetic retinopathy. This has a significant impact on the visual morbidity of our patients. Insulin dependent diabetic patients have a greater odds ratio of developing both proliferative diabetic retinopathy and macula oedema..

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Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology 

Lizette Mowatt (author)
Kingston, Jamaica  (author's city and country) / Kingston, Jamaica (ciudad y país del autor/a)

Lizette Mowatt, author's report for SIIC / crónica del autor para SIIC

      THE BURDEN OF SIGHT THREATENING DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN JAMAICA
Jamaica has a high percentage of patients with sight threatening diabetic retinopathy. This has a significant impact on the visual morbidity of our patients. Insulin dependent diabetic patients have a greater odds ratio of developing both proliferative diabetic retinopathy and macula oedema..

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Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology 

Lizette Mowatt (author)
Kingston, Jamaica  (author's city and country) / Kingston, Jamaica (ciudad y país del autor/a)