Publications by authors named "Francesco Pilolli"
Article Synopsis
- - The planning for oral reconstruction post-tumor removal is critical for head and neck surgeons, focusing on the size of the defect and the complex anatomy of the oral cavity.
- - A systematic review examined four types of locoregional flaps used for reconstruction: infrahyoid, nasolabial, platysma, and submental, involving a total of 139 articles and 5898 patients.
- - Medium-sized oral defects were the most common, with flap necrosis being a rare complication, and overall, locoregional flaps showed positive functional and aesthetic outcomes.
VITOM-3D assisted paramedian forehead flap for nasal reconstruction.
Am J Otolaryngol
September 2022
Background: The study was designed with the purpose of showing the potential advantages of the VITOM-3D assisted paramedian forehead flap for nasal reconstruction.
Methods: A 72 years-old female patient presented to our department with a wide left nasal defect. On her clinical history she referred a basal cell carcinoma of the left nasal skin treated with multiple excision in another center without reconstruction.
Background: The aim of this study was to describe the potential advantages of the 3D endoscope-assisted craniectomy for tumor of the nasal cavity.
Methods: A 77-year-old man with a 6 month history of persistent progressive right nasal obstruction and iposmia is reported. Physical examination, including nasal endoscopy, revealed a large mass within the right nasal cavity.
COVID-19 in the tonsillectomised population.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
June 2021
Objective: Interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and pharyngeal associated lymphoid tissue are thought to influence the manifestations of COVID-19. We aimed to determine whether a previous history of tonsillectomy, as a surrogate indicator of a dysfunctional pharyngeal associated lymphoid tissue, could predict the presentation and course of COVID-19.
Methods: Multicentric cross-sectional observational study involving seven hospitals in Northern and Central Italy.
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic had a significant impact on the Italian healthcare system, although geographical differences were present; regions in northern Italy have been the most severely affected while regions in the south of the country were relatively spared. Otolaryngologists were actively involved in the management of the pandemic. In this work, we analyzed and compared the otolaryngology surgical activity performed during the pandemic in two large public hospitals located in different Italian regions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study was to describe the potential advantages of the 3D endoscope-assisted anterior tonsillar fossa approach to elongated styloid process.
Methods: A 58 years-old woman was reported to our Department with one-year history of odynophagia, latero-cervical pain on the left side, and ipsilateral foreign body sensation. Pain was dull and intermittent in nature.
Background: Narrow band imaging (NBI) endoscopy is a technique that allows for real-time visualization of mucosal and submucosal vascular patterns.
Objective: Because granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) (Wegener granulomatosis) is an autoimmune disease defined by vascular inflammation, we examined patients with GPA and with NBI to evaluate whether disease-specific mucosal vascular patterns were present. To the best of our knowledge, the use of NBI endoscopy for assessment of an immune system disease such as GPA has never been previously attempted.