the distension or dilation of a duct, vessel, or hollow viscus
Derived forms
ectatic (ecˈtatic)
adjective
Examples of 'ectasia' in a sentence
ectasia
Intraoral marsupialization was performed for treatment of parotid duct ectasia.
N.A. Misk, T.N. Misk, M.A. Semieka, A.F. Ahmed 2014, 'Affections of the salivary ducts in buffaloes', Open Veterinary Journalhttp://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/2014/Volume%204%20(1)/OVJ-028-02-14%20N.A.%20Misk%20et%20al.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Clinical examination showed alveolar ectasia in the region of the tumor in mandible.
Adrian Gnatek, Piotr Osica, Anna Janas-Naze 2018, 'Calcifying Cystic Odontogenic Tumor (CCOT-Gorlin tumor) of the alveolar part of themandible - a case report', Journal of Education, Health and Sporthttp://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5471. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Destruction of extracellular matrix may be responsible for the ectasia formation.
W. Ammar, M. Kappary, Y. Baghdady, M. Shehata 2014, 'Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) and high sensitivity C – reactive protein (hs-CRP)in coronary artery ectasia', Egyptian Heart Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260813001610. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
On the other hand, no association was observed between selectin and ectasia.
Valim V., Assis L.S.S., Simões M.F.J., Trevisani V.F.M., Pucinelli M.L.C., AndradeL.E.C. 2004, 'Correlation between serum E-selectin levels and panoramic nailfold capillaroscopyin systemic sclerosis', Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000900017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We report a rare patient without risk factors who presented with significant lumbosacral dural ectasia.
Ha Son Nguyen, Andrew Lozen, Ninh Doan, Michael Gelsomin, Saman Shabani, Dennis Maiman 2015, 'Marsupialization and distal obliteration of a lumbosacral dural ectasia in a nonsyndromic,adult patient', Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spinehttp://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2015;volume=6;issue=4;spage=219;epage=222;aulast=Nguyen. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Additionally, in the manual group, severe ectasia occurred in 1 eye (1.9%).
Majed Al-Qurashi, Nasser Al Sabaani, Salem Al Malki 2019, 'Comparison of manual and femtosecond laser arcuate keratotomy procedures for the correctionof post-keratoplasty astigmatism', Saudi Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319453418300961. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Atypical patterns may be indicative of other causes of corneal ectasia.
Padma B Prabhu, Chellappan Prasannakumary, Poothatta T Jyothi, Valiyaveettil Babitha 2018, 'Correlation between topographic color patterns, keratometric indices, and clinicalfeatures among young adults with keratoconus', Kerala Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2018;volume=30;issue=3;spage=193;epage=197;aulast=Prabhu. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We present here a 50-year-old patient who was clinically diagnosed with annuloaortic ectasia.
Shetty Kailkere Padma, Mundayat Gopalakrishnan, K Sajitha, B D Impana 2014, 'Giant cell arteritis causing annuloaortic ectasia', Heart Indiahttp://www.heartindia.net/article.asp?issn=2321-449x;year=2014;volume=2;issue=3;spage=86;epage=87;aulast=Padma. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Loss of visual acuity or development of ectasia disease was not present in any eyes.
Ermano de Melo Alves, Ana Karina Pinto Barbosa, Katherine Sales Machado 2013, 'PRK em olhos com topografia atípica e pentacam normal PRK in eyes with atypical topographyand normal pentacam', Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802013000100004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There was no ectasia progression in any of the cases during the follow-up time studied.
Kanellopoulos AJ 2012, 'Long term results of a prospective randomized bilateral eye comparison trial of higherfluence, shorter duration ultraviolet A radiation, and riboflavin collagen cross linkingfor progressive keratoconus', Clinical Ophthalmologyhttp://www.dovepress.com/long-term-results-of-a-prospective-randomized-bilateral-eye-comparison-a9038. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)