Publications by authors named "Giorgio Albanese"

Purpose And Context: Upper eyelid reconstruction is particularly complex due to its functional and aesthetic importance. We aim to assess the outcomes/ complications of patients who undergo upper eyelid reconstruction of the posterior lamellae with an advancing tarsonconjunctival flap from the same affected eyelid, following excision of a periocular malignancy by Mohs Micrographic Surgery.

Method: A retrospective consecutive case note review of all eight patients who underwent the procedure between May 2016 and Jan 2021 were included.

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Orbital metastases from neuroendocrine tumour are rare entities. An incidental finding of orbital metastasis originating from neuroendocrine tumour is presented in the context of a comprehensive review of all case reports and series published to date. Demographics, clinical features, diagnostic work-up, treatment and prognostic data from the published literature are discussed.

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: To describe and evaluate surgical outcomes of the Modified Cheek Advancement Flap (MCAF) to reconstruct defects involving medial lower eyelid, nasal sidewall and infraorbital cheek following Mohs micrographic surgery for basal cell carcinoma (BCC).: All patients who underwent MCAF between 2012 and 2018 under the care of a single surgeon (LCA) were identified. The technique described in this report is a significant modification of the traditional cheek advancement flap.

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Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of 0.1% topical salicylic acid (TSA) to treat iatrogenic chronic blepharoconjunctivitis in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), treated with topical prostaglandin analogues (TPAs).

Methods: Totally 60 patients were randomly distributed into 3 equal size groups, two of which treated with 0.

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Purpose: To evaluate long-term outcomes of progressively enlarging cosmetic customized prostheses (CCP) early after birth followed by dermis fat graft (DFG), as a strategy of socket rehabilitation in children with clinical congenital anophthalmia (CCA).

Methods: Twenty patients with unilateral and two patients with bilateral CCA were enrolled. All patients were treated by inserting a CCP at the time of their first assessment which was then enlarged.

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Aim: The aim of this study is to report a retrospective case series on orbital infantile haemangiomas (OIH). Radiological features and treatment with oral propranolol (OP) are illustrated along with an updated literature review.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of six children, diagnosed with OIH from November 2015 to October 2016, was carried out.

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Orbital inflammatory disease is a rare ophthalmic manifestation of Crohn's disease. Inflammation is characteristically nonspecific, involving one or multiple structures of the orbit. Mechanisms of disease and optimal methods of treatment are poorly understood.

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Purpose: To describe an unusual cicatrizing manifestation of periocular amyloid and the utility of adjuvant antimetabolite therapy.

Methods: This is a case report of a 49-year old woman with progressive bilateral upper lid ptosis, who was found to have bilateral inferior forniceal masses with thickening of the conjunctiva. Conjunctival and eyelid biopsies showed evidence of amyloid deposition.

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Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a multisystem disorder and tumor predisposition syndrome caused by genetic mutation on chromosome 17-17q11.2 in NF type 1 (NF1), and on chromosome 22-22q12.2 in NF type 2.

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