For many women, this could be the unexpected result of a ruptured ovarian cyst. Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can form inside or on the outer surface of an ovary. These cysts are quite ...

Since 1957, several different types of percutaneous tracheostomy techniques have been described and performed with the support of bronchoscopic transillumination. The authors present the case of a ...

Ruptured ovarian cysts happen when these fluid-filled sacs in the ovaries break. The ovarian cyst wall opens up, which exposes the fluid in the cyst to your abdominal cavity. Physical activity or ...

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is the major cause of evaporative dry eye disease (EDED) and dysfunction is widely thought to mechanistically involve ductal hyperkeratinization, plugging and ...

The exact cause of urachal abnormalities is unknown, but it's likely that many factors contribute to their development. Urachal cysts are a congenital condition (present at birth), so there could be a ...

OBJECTIVE Synovial cysts of the vertebral facet joints are a source of nerve root compression. Different surgical procedures are in use, but no consensus has been formed so far as to which method ...

The greater petrosal nerve branches off of the facial nerve in the skull. Along with a chain of other nerves, it innervates (provides nerve function to) the lacrimal gland, which produces tears. The ...

What is a cystic hygroma? A cystic hygroma — or lymphangioma — is a birth defect that appears as a sac-like structure with a thin wall that most commonly occurs in the head and neck area of an infant.

The Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cyst Clinic at The Johns Hopkins Hospital is located in The Levi Watkins, Jr, MD, Outpatient Center on the 8 th floor. The clinic offers comprehensive evaluation by ...