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Folded Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap for Reconstruction of Complex Oral Commissural Defects: A Retrospective Case Series and Technical Report
Full thickness defects following surgical resection of locally advanced carcinoma buccal mucosa involving oral commissure often require complex microvascular procedures that are technically demanding. We prese...
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Management of Recurrent and Refractory Posterior Epistaxis by Transnasal Endoscopic Sphenopalatine Artery Cauterization: a Prospective Cohort Study
Transnasal endoscopic sphenopalatine artery occlusion procedures are becoming the standard of care for intractable posterior epistaxis. Improved endoscopic anatomical features of the lateral nasal wall and end...
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Parathyroid carcinoma: lessons from a rare malignancy of head and neck—a case series
Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is a very rare head-neck malignancy. Because the symptoms of parathyroid carcinoma are similar to those of benign causes of hyperparathyroidism, it may be not easy to detect it befor...
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Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Head and Neck: a Case Series
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare cutaneous sarcoma that develops from dermal fibroblasts and spreads within the dermis and subcutaneous fat. It is locally aggressive, with a high local recurren...
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Pharyngocutaneous Fistula Following Primary and Salvage Laryngectomy: Aetiology and Predictive Factors
Laryngeal cancer treatment is often wrought with challenges, pharyngocutaneous fistula formation (PCF) in patients undergoing either primary or salvage laryngectomy for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal for squamou...
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Review of Groundwater Analysis in Various Regions in Tamil Nadu, India
This study reviews the groundwater quality level, soil quality in the modern territory, and State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) industrial areas. The groundwater quality level...
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The Association of Human Papillomavirus in Benign and Malignant Laryngeal Lesions—a Pilot Study
Various etiological factors have been described in laryngeal carcinogenesis. Tobacco and alcohol play a major role in the development of laryngeal cancers. However, recently there has been an overshadowing of ...
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Groundwater quality assessment using GIS technology in Kadavanar Watershed, Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu, India
The groundwater quality of Kadavanar watershed, Amaravathy sub-basin, Cauvery river basin, Tamil Nadu, India, was assessed by collecting 147 groundwater samples during April 2016 (pre-monsoon). The Kadavanar w...
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Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, and Quality of Life
The decision needs to be made in a multidisciplinary clinical team. Paranasal sinus malignancies are rare aggressive tumors. Radiotherapy is an integral part of management either as a single modality or in com...
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To Evaluate the Role of H. pylori in Patients with Chronic Recurrent Tonsillitis
The usual indication for surgical resection of tonsils is chronic recurrent tonsillitis. Literature also does not indicate the reason behind the fact that only part of the population suffers from recurrent chr...
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Application of digital image analyses to measure print quality
The digital image analyses method is capable of objective and reproducible measurements of print mottle. The results of the scanner calibration test show improved consistency in the mottle values between diffe...
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Power law relaxation in an interpenetrating polymer network
Emulsion polymerized interpenetratingpolymer networks (IPN) of polyacrylate and polystyrene exhibit a power law relaxation over a wide frequency range. The response of the material to oscillatory shear, step s...
