Background: The clinical presentation of sphenoid sinus meningoencephaloceles (MEC) may have insidious onset and evolution. Contemporary treatment incorporates endoscopic resection via the endonasal route.
Case Description: We present a case of 3 year old girl who had been complaining of permanent nasal discharge, impeded nasal breathing and difficulty with feeding since she was 5 months old.
Aim: The present study aimed at identifying the risk factors, typical clinical symptoms and applied treatment in seven cases with mucocele of the paranasal sinuses.
Materials And Methods: Seven patients suffering from mucocele of the paranasal sinuses were admitted to the Clinic of Neurosurgery and the Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases between 2014 and 2016. There were 4 females and 3 males aged between 22 and 78 (95% CI [31.
Khirurgiia (Sofiia)
August 2008
The authors present several cases of facial defects reconstruction with the forehead flap. They consist of three cases of nasal reconstruction after trauma, one cases of rhinectomy and orbital exenteration for spinocellular cancer of the nasolabial fold, and a case of orbital reconstruction after exenteration for malignant melanoma of the lower eyelid with an island flap. In one of the cases we used a preexpanded forehead flap and in one other a prefabricated flap with a split-thickness skin graft.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Congenital stenosis of nasolacrimal duct is a common medical problem affecting up to 20% of newborn infants. When symptoms persists for more than 5 to 6 months the lacrimal ducts should be subjected to probing and irrigation. Anterograde probing through inferior lacrimal punctum using a rigid Bowman probe is the standard approach to such cases.
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