Cervicothoracic Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum After Third Molar Extraction.

Third molar extraction is one of the most common interventions in dental and maxillofacial surgery. Complications are frequent and well documented, with swelling, pain, bleeding, infection, and lingual or alveolar nerve injury being the most common. This report describes a case of subcutaneous extensive emphysema and pneumomediastinum that occurred 4 days after extraction of an impacted right mandibular third molar.

Is BRAF a prognostic factor in stage III skin melanoma? A retrospective study of 72 patients after positive sentinel lymph node dissection.

Background: BRAF was identified as an oncogene in skin melanoma in 2002, and since 2011 has been a therapeutic target in the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The role of BRAF mutation in tumour initiation and the disease course remains to be elucidated.

Objectives: The main objective of our study was to determine whether there is a relationship between BRAF status and overall survival in patients with a melanoma and a positive sentinel lymph node.

Etiology, distribution, treatment modalities and complications of maxillofacial fractures.

Purpose: This study evaluated the trends and factors associated with maxillofacial fractures treated from 1997 to 2007 in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital.

Methods: This study included 364 patients of which 82% were men and 45%, 20-29-years old. The etiology, anatomical distribution, treatment modality and complications of maxillofacial fractures were examined.

[Intermaxillary intraoperative fixation of mandibular fractures: arch bars or fixation screws?].

Introduction: The gold standard management of mandibular fractures is open reduction and osteosynthesis associated with intermaxillary fixation. The use of intermaxillary fixation screws for 20 years has considerably reduced the number of intermaxillary fixation with arch bars. The aim of our review was to identify current indications and contraindications of each technique.

Bilateral cervical chondrocutaneous remnants: a familial observation.

Cervical chondrocutaneous remnants are extremely rare, and fewer than 40 unilateral, and only 11 bilateral, forms have been reported. The clinical and ultrasonographic criteria have been well characterised. Several associated anomalies may accompany the remnants and patients should therefore be investigated further.