Periocular management in recent facial palsy patients treated with triple innervation technique: A retrospective case series.

Facial paralysis decreases eye protection mechanisms leading to ocular problems up to corneal ulceration, and blindness. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of periocular procedures for recent facial paralysis. Medical records of patients with unilateral recent complete facial palsy who did periocular procedures at the Maxillofacial Surgery Department of San Paolo Hospital (Milan, Italy) between April 2018 and November 2021 were retrospectively reviewed.

Submental intubation versus tracheostomy in maxillofacial fractures.

Objective: To compare submental intubation with tracheostomy in patients with maxillofacial fractures who were operated under general anesthesia and nasotracheal intubation was contraindicated.

Patients And Methods: This prospective comparative study was conducted on 32 patients undergoing maxillofacial operations. All patients had a panfacial trauma (including naso-ethmoid orbital fracture combined with mandibular fracture).

Cephalic de-mucosalized superiorly-based pharyngeal flap: A modified mucosa-preserving technique for velopharyngeal insufficiency.

Introduction: Superiorly-based pharyngeal flap (PF) is the most frequently employed surgical technique to correct velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Bared posterior pharyngeal wall might prolong the period of convalescence with throat pain and discomfort. Delayed donor site healing problems and subsequent fibrosis with downward migration of the transposed flap might be one a cause of failure and might necessitate revision.

Laryngoceles: Concepts of diagnosis and management.

A laryngocele is an abnormal dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. It is a rare benign lesion of the larynx. Various modalities of treatment have been advocated for its management.

Management of persistent tracheoesophageal puncture.

Tracheoesophageal puncture with placement of a voice prosthesis (VP) provides successful speech rehabilitation after total laryngectomy. However, enlargement of the tracheoesophageal puncture is a challenging complication as it results in leakage around the VP into the airway and may eventually lead to aspiration pneumonia and respiratory complications. It necessitates removal of the VP and permanent closure of the tracheoesophageal fistula.