Use of the Distal Facial Artery (Angular Artery) for Supermicrosurgical Midface Reconstruction
Background:. In free-flap reconstruction of the midface, options for the recipient artery are quite limited; the superficial temporal artery and the facial artery are the most commonly used arteries.
Hidehiko Yoshimatsu, MD +7 more
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Pseudoaneurysm of the facial artery
Pseudoaneurysm of the facial artery has very characteristic clinical features and radiological findings and can be treated with successful catheter emholisation, thus decreasing the morbidity associated with surgical procedure. A rare case of pseudoaneurysm of the facial artery is presented here for clinical interest.
Gaurav Kumar +3 more
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Labyrinthine artery aneurysm as an internal auditory canal mass. [PDF]
We present the first case report of a labyrinthine artery aneurysm masquerading as an internal auditory canal tumor. A 72-year-old woman presented with sudden onset right facial paralysis, facial pain, hearing loss, and vertigo.
Brunberg, James +2 more
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Flaps based on facial arteriovenous system for the reconstruction of head-and-neck cancer defects
Facial artery is a branch of the external carotid system extending from the upper neck to the nasion. Various flaps are described in the literature based on the facial artery and vein in the neck and face to reconstruct the head-and-neck cancer defects ...
Nageswara Rao Noothanapati +5 more
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Background The aim of this study was to review the recipient vessels used in our cases of facial reanimation with free functional muscle transfer and to identify patient variables that may predict when the facial vessels are absent. From this we present
Francis P Henry +3 more
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Giant petrous bone cholesteatoma: combined microscopic surgery and an adjuvant endoscopic approach [PDF]
Petrous bone cholesteatomas (PBCs) are epidermoid cysts, which have developed in the petrous portion of the temporal bone and may be congenital or acquired.
Iannella, Giannicola +4 more
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Branchial cleft cysts : a pictorial review [PDF]
Cystic masses of the neck may represent a wide variety of pathological conditions. Among these, branchial anomalies are the commonest paediatric congenital lesions of the head and neck.
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BACKGROUND: Commonly, arterial anatomic variants are reported as single entities. However, different such variants can occur in a single patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During a retrospective study of computed tomography angiograms of 52 adult patients ...
M. C. Rusu +3 more
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Acquired ptosis associated with oculomotor and contralateral facial nerve synkinesis: the first reported case [PDF]
Evidence of oculomotor nerve (ON) synkinesis is a common occurrence following both acquired and congenital III nerve palsy. It is generally accepted that aberrant regeneration is the likely aetiology of synkinesis in acquired III nerve palsy, following ...
Conversi, Andrea +7 more
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Cephalometric studies of the mandible, its masticatory muscles and vasculature of growing Göttingen Minipigs — A comparative anatomical study to refine experimental mandibular surgery [PDF]
Over many decades, the Göttingen Minipig has been used as a large animal model in experimental surgical research of the mandible. Recently several authors have raised concerns over the use of the Göttingen Minipig in this research area, observing ...
Corte, Guiliano Mario +4 more
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