Cervicomediastinal abscess developed in a 14-year-old girl after temporomandibular joint surgery. No such complication could be found in the literature. The complications of temporomandibular joint surgery and the possible ways this abscess may have developed are discussed.
Evaluation of leukocyte chemotactic function in patients with chronic sinusitis
In this study the chemotactic activities of neutrophils and monocytes were evaluated in patients with chronic sinusitis as compared to a control group. Leukocyte chemotaxis was measured with a micropore filter method in blood samples taken from 26 patients with chronic sinusitis and 10 volunteers. A statistically significant impairment of...
The effect of tonsillectomy on neutrophil chemotaxis in adults with chronic tonsillitis
Neutrophil random motility and chemotactic responsiveness were determined in 17 healthy adults and 19 adult patients with chronic tonsillitis before and 10 days after tonsillectomy, using a modified Boyden chamber method. The mean chemotactic index values of the healthy controls were significantly higher when compared with the chronic tonsillitis patients...