Cranial, Craniofacial and Skull Base Surgery
This atlas, organized in two sections -neurosurgical section and maxillo-facial section- provides a comprehensive overview of the most modern surgical techniques in cranio-facial and skull base surgery.Each chapter describes in detail the anatomic structures and offers a step-by-step description of the technical aspects of the surgical approaches to the cranial base. Written by leading experts ... (Source: Springer Medicine titles)...
POSTED 02/01/2010 at 10:05 AM --
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Proboscis lateralis with ipsilateral sinonasal and olfactory pathway aplasia
We present a case of proboscis lateralis in a 2-year-old girl with associated ipsilateral sinonasal aplasia, orbital cyst, absent olfactory bulb and olfactory tract. Absence of ipsilateral olfactory pathway in this rare disorder has been documented on high-resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging by us for the first time in English medical literature. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery)...
POSTED 01/31/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Lip adhesion revisited: A technical note with review of literature
Conclusions:</b> Although complications occurred, the beneficial effects of lip adhesion in combination with a guidance plate outweighed the risks for anatomical reconstruction of a platform for definitive lip and nose repair. Modifications are suggested to reduce these complications. (Source: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery)...
POSTED 01/29/2010 at 07:56 AM --
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Mandibular aneurysmal bone cyst in a child misdiagnosed as acute osteomyelitis: a case report and a review of the literature
Abstract The aneurysmal bone cyst is a very infrequent, benign bone lesion in children which rarely can be found at the craniofacial
skeleton. Here, we describe a case presenting in the mandible as an acute swelling of the cheek, which was initially misdiagnosed
as osteomyelitis resulting in a delay to definitive surgical treatment. The cause of misleading diagnosis is often owing to
the rapid growth of the lesion, sometimes associated with painful soft tissue swelling indicating an infectious origin or
a malignant tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the classic characteristics of aneurysmal bone cyst with severe destruction
of the mandible. Therefore, curative tumor embolization and complete surgical excision was successfully performed. The aneurysmal
bone cyst is ......
POSTED 01/27/2010 at 02:26 PM --
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A cephalometric intercentre comparison of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate at 5 and 10 years of age
The aim of this study was to evaluate any differences between the craniofacial growth of unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) patients who underwent surgery in the Milan CLP centre with those from the Oslo CLP centre at 5 and 10 years of age.
The Milan sample comprised 88 UCLP patients (60 males, 28 females) at 5 years of age and 26 patients (17 males, 9 females) at 10 years of age all operated on by the same surgeon. The Oslo sample consisted of 48 UCLP patients (26 males, 22 females) aged 5 years and 29 patients (20 males, 9 females) aged 10 years treated by four different surgeons. Lateral cephalometric radiographs obtained for both samples were analysed and angular measurements and ratios were calculated both for the hard and soft tissues. Statistical analysis was undertaken with an ......
POSTED 01/22/2010 at 06:13 AM --
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Lip adhesion revisited: A technical note with review of literature
Conclusions:</b> Although complications occurred, the beneficial effects of lip adhesion in combination with a guidance plate outweighed the risks for anatomical reconstruction of a platform for definitive lip and nose repair. Modifications are suggested to reduce these complications. (Source: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery)...
POSTED 01/21/2010 at 07:58 AM --
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Blood loss, replacement, and associated morbidity in infants and children undergoing craniofacial surgery.
Conclusions: In pediatric CFR procedures where the volume of blood loss routinely exceeds one blood volume, intraoperative administration of FFP favorably impacted postoperative laboratory coagulation parameters.
PMID: 20078812 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia)...
POSTED 01/20/2010 at 03:50 PM --
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The Effect of NELL1 and Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 on Calvarial Bone Regeneration
Conclusion: The observed potential synergy has significant value in the future treatment of patients with craniofacial defects requiring extensive bone grafting that would normally entail extraoral autogenous bone grafts or doses of BMP-2 in milligrams. (Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)...
POSTED 01/19/2010 at 08:19 AM --
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A. Fitoussi, M.G. Berry, B. Couturaud, R.J. Salmon, Oncoplastic and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer: The Institut Curie experience
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s00238-009-0382-zAuthors
Ian Jackson, Institute for Craniofacial and Reconstructive Surgery Southfield MI USA
Journal European Journal of Plastic SurgeryOnline ISSN 1435-0130Print ISSN 0930-343X (Source: European Journal of Plastic Surgery)...
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D.P. Rice (Ed), Craniofacial Sutures: Development, Disease and Treatment
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s00238-009-0380-1Authors
Ian Jackson, Institute of Craniofacial and Reconstructive Surgery Southfield MI USA
Journal European Journal of Plastic SurgeryOnline ISSN 1435-0130Print ISSN 0930-343X (Source: European Journal of Plastic Surgery)...
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Mark L. Urken (Ed), Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Defect-Oriented Approach
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s00238-009-0379-7Authors
Ian Jackson, Institute of Craniofacial and Reconstructive Surgery Southfield MI USA
Journal European Journal of Plastic SurgeryOnline ISSN 1435-0130Print ISSN 0930-343X (Source: European Journal of Plastic Surgery)...
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Does orthodontic loading influence bone mineral density around titanium miniplates? An experimental study in dogs
Conclusion [ndash] Miniplate stability and BMD of the adjacent bone did not appear to depend significantly on orthodontic loading, but rather on the receptor site anatomy. (Source: Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research)...
POSTED 01/07/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Sudden cardiac death under anesthesia in pediatric patient with Williams syndrome: a case report and review of literature.
Authors: Gupta P, Tobias JD, Goyal S, Miller MD, Melendez E, Noviski N, De Moor MM, Mehta V
Williams syndrome is a complex syndrome characterized by developmental abnormalities, craniofacial dysmorphic features, and cardiac anomalies. Sudden death has been described as a very common complication associated with anesthesia, surgery, and procedures in this population. Anatomical abnormalities associated with the heart pre-dispose these individuals to sudden death. In addition to a sudden and rapid downhill course, lack of response to resuscitation is another significant feature seen in these patients. The authors report a five-year-old male with Williams syndrome, hypothyroidism, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He suffered an anaphylactic reaction during CT imaging with con......
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Treatment of Patients with fractures of the proximal tibial epiphysis complicated by craniofacial traumaA.V. Blinov, A.S. Kornaev, A.U. Kostyanov, G.D. Lazishvili, M.V. Liadova, G.G. Shaginian (Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)...
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Speech results after one-stage palatoplasty with or without muscle reconstruction for isolated cleft palate.
Conclusions: The MIT(mr) surgery technique was not significantly superior to the MIT technique regarding speech outcomes related to velopharyngeal competence, but had fewer velopharyngeal flaps, which is contradictory. Until a larger sample can be studied, we will continue to use MIT(mr) for primary palate repair.
PMID: 20078205 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)...
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A biomechanical study on the effect of premature fusion of the frontosphenoidal suture on orbit asymmetry in unilateral coronal synostosis.
Conclusion: In performing surgical treatment for UCS, the degree of fusion that the FSS presents should be evaluated carefully. In cases in which the FSS presents premature fusion, it is recommended to release the fusion at an early stage of cranial growth to improve the appearance of the orbital region.
PMID: 20078204 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)...
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Caries Experience in Individuals With Cleft Lip and/or Palate in China.
Conclusion: Individuals with oral cleft are at an increased risk for dental caries. The types of cleft and the surgical repair are two important factors for dental caries.
PMID: 20078202 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)...
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Development of craniofacial and dental arch morphology in relation to sleep disordered breathing from 4 to 12 years. Effects of adenotonsillar surgery
Conclusion: Dento-facial development in snoring children is not changed by adenotonsillar surgery regardless of symptom relief. If snoring persists or relapses orthodontic maxillar widening and/or functional training should be considered. Collaboration between otorhinolaryngologist, orthodontists and speech and language pathologists is strongly recommended. (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology)...
POSTED 12/29/2009 at 08:14 AM --
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Craniosynostosis: A rare complication of pycnodysostosis.
We report a 7 year-old boy with a clinical, radiological and molecular diagnosis (mutation c.436G>C (p.G146R) in CSTK) of pycnodysostosis, who developed intracranial hypertension that required surgical decompression. Despite patent fontanels, the cause of the intracranial hypertension was surprisingly identified to be a combination of coronal and metopic craniostenosis. Intracranial hypertension and craniostenosis have only been reported once in pycnodysostosis, which is on the contrary characterized by delayed suture closure and persistent open fontanels. Our observation confirms that, indeed, it represents a rare but life-threatening complication of pycnodysostosis. We strongly suggest including systematic examination of fundus oculi and monitoring of OFC in the systematic clinical fo......
POSTED 12/27/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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The EACMFS post-specialist fellowships in surgical head & neck oncology, cleft surgery and facial cosmetic surgery have been launched!
You see things; and you say, “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say, “Why not?” George Bernard Shaw We are proud to announce that the Post-Specialist Fellowship Programmes are now available to our medically qualified members. The original idea was suggested by our late Secretary General, John Lowry, during an Executive Board meeting in Brussels (March 2007). He proposed the establishment of a Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Programme, similar to the programme initiated in the United Kingdom. John Lowry, Carlos Navarro-Vila, Bernard Devauchelle, Klaus Graetz, Julio Acero and Miso Virag consequently formed an ad hoc committee during the International Academy of Oral Oncology meeting in 2007 in Amsterdam, where they discussed the blue print of such a fellowship programme.......
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