Top facial nuroma Articles in Otolaryngology

Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain
Pain Practice, 10/30/2009

Cornelissen P et al. – Persistent idiopathic facial pain, previously known as atypical facial pain, is described as a persistent facial pain that does not have the classical characteristics of cranial neuralgias and for which there is no obvious cause. The ... in older adults and rarely in children. The pathophysiology is unknown. In persistent idiopathic facial pain, there is no abnormal processing of somatosensory stimuli in the pain area or facial area of the primary somatosensory cortex of the brain. The treatment is difficult and often requires a ... can also be considered. When the pharmacological treatment fails, pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the ganglion pterygopalatinum (sphenopalatinum) can be considered (2 C+). [more...]

Prolonged facial edema is an indicator of poor prognosis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Supportive Care in Cancer, 10/16/2009

Chen MH et al. – The purpose of this study was to identify the causes of prolonged facial edema and its associations with other clinical factors. Prolonged facial edema may reflect the ... facial edema defined as persistence of edematous status (largest thickness >5 mm by CT scan) for > 100 days Clinical data including age, gender, tumor stage, and tumor primary sites recorded Statistical analyses performed to determine prognostic effect of prolonged facial edema, as ... well as relationship to other clinical variables Etiology of prolonged facial edema also analyzed Results Prolonged facial edema occurred in 32 (12.1%) patients Etiologies included internal jugular vein thrombosis, local infection, neck lymph nodes ... lymph nodes No significant difference in incidence of prolonged facial edema in patients receiving different treatment modalities Patients receiving neck dissection correlated with occurrence of late-onset facial edema [more...]

Systemic sclerosis as a model of chronic rejection in facial composite tissue transplantation
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 10/06/2009

Sivakumar B et al. – Progressive facial deterioration seen over time in scleroderma provides a comprehensive spectrum of static and dynamic facial changes which may be encountered in chronic facial graft rejection. This study [more...]

Median Facial Cleft with a Frontoethmoidal Encephalocele Treated with Craniofacial Bipartition and Free Radial Forearm Flap: A Case Report
Skull Base, 11/10/2009

König M et al. – The authors performed a monobloc and facial bipartition osteotomy where 15 mm of her frontal and nasal bone was removed after facial bipartiton ... flap. The patient had no CSF leakage or infections postoperatively, and her hypertelorism was reduced. The case represents the first monobloc and facial bipartition osteotomy performed in Norway as a part of the treatment of median cleft syndrome with a nasoethmoidal encephalocele. [more...]

Histopathologic and functional effects of facial nerve following electrical stimulation
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 10/05/2009

Sapmaz E et al. – The axonal degeneration, macrovacuolization and vascular congestion were observed more in 1–day groups. Consequently, lesser violence and lesser number of electrical stimulus application to the facial nerve ... an important criterion for not damaging the facial nerve in patients in whom stimulators have been used. [more...]

Regional anaesthesia for head and neck surgery
Annales Françaises d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation, 10/30/2009

ndash; Plastic surgery is more and more developing. Facial blocks are adapted to surgical procedures performed in this setting. They are easy to perform and may prolong postoperative analgesia. After a reminding of facial nerve anatomy, facial and cervical blocks are described with their indications [more...]

Facial expression in male and female schizophrenia patients
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 10/12/2009

Simons G et al. – The finding contrasts with those of healthy participants in previous studies where women tended to show more facial activity than men. It was further expected that in non–psychotic patients (i.e. outpatients ... gender differences would be more clearly apparent and female schizophrenia patients would show considerably more facial activity than male patients, with findings more or less comparable to the gender differences found in healthy controls. However, no significant interaction was found between [more...]

Analysis of the Anatomic Changes of the Aging Facial Skeleton Using Computer-Assisted Tomography
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 10/05/2009

Richard MJ et al. – The facial skeleton appears to remodel throughout adulthood. Relative to the globe, the facial skeleton appears to rotate such that the frontal bone moves anteriorly and [more...]

Using Hairy and Non-Hairy Retroauricular-Temporal Composite Flap in Facial Reconstruction
Archives of Iranian Medicine, 11/11/2009

Kalantar–Hormozi A et al. – The Washio flap, with different modifications, is a useful technique for reconstruction of facial defects which may include hairy and non–hair bearing skin ... patients. [more...]

Effect of Axonal Load on the Functional and Aesthetic Outcomes of the Cross-Facial Nerve Graft Procedure for Facial Reanimation
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 11/05/2009

Terzis JK et al. – This study was carried out to explore the correlation between the number of motor axons given to cross–facial nerve grafts for smile restoration and the aesthetic [more...]