A novel technique for attaining maxillomandibular fixation in the edentulous mandible fracture.

Edentulous mandible fractures present a unique and challenging surgical problem, particularly because of lack of occlusive dental surfaces to capitalize upon maxillomandibular fixation (MMF). We present a novel technique to achieve MMF using rigid plates spanning the oral cavity to fixate the maxilla to the mandible. The process is rapid and allows stability using the established principles of rigidity, external fixation, and osteosynthesis.

Resolution and recurrence of vitiligo following excision of congenital melanocytic nevus.

Vitiligo associated with halo congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) is rare. There are limited reports in the literature, especially with regard to CMN excision. We present the case of a 5-year-old girl who presented with vitiligo of the periorbital and axillary regions and halo formation around CMN of the buttock.

The pseudomeningocoele that wasn't: case report of an adult who presented with a late infection of an implant.

This case report describes an unusual case of a 55-year-old male, who presented with what appeared to be a pseudomeningocoele. The patient suffered a skull fracture secondary to a direct blow almost 30 years prior, and had been repaired with a calvarial implant at that time. He had been symptom free for most of that time, until he presented to our institution with a bulging cyst in his left frontal region.

Unfavorable outcomes with vertical reduction mammaplasty: part II.

Background: Vertical reduction mammaplasty is a procedure that has steadily increased in popularity in the United States. Although numerous techniques exist for performing this operation, the adverse outcomes are similar in nature regardless of the approach. The authors previously evaluated patient satisfaction with vertical reduction mammaplasty in 260 consecutive patients in Part I.

Patient satisfaction with vertical reduction mammaplasty: Part I.

Background: Patients with breast hypertrophy often experience a number of physical symptoms (including intertrigo, painful bra strap grooves, upper and lower back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, arm pain, numbness or pain in the hands, breast pain, and headaches), as well as psychosocial difficulty. Although these preoperative symptoms have been well-documented in the literature, formal postoperative comparisons are rare.

Objectives: The authors assessed the postoperative physical, psychosocial, and symptomatic changes following vertical reduction mammaplasty in 260 consecutive patients with various levels of breast hypertrophy.

Delayed development of toxic shock syndrome following abdominal tissue expansion in a pediatric reconstruction patient: case report.

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a potentially fatal postoperative complication, and even more so if the diagnosis is delayed. We present the case of a 7-month-old male infant who developed TSS as a complication of tissue expansion using an external port device. There have been 5 documented cases of TSS after tissue expander or breast prosthesis placement occurring in the adult population, however, there has not been a reported case of TSS in an infant.