[Surgical correction of a patient with Goldenhar syndrome].

The syndrome has been described at first in 1952 by Goldenhar. Today, after the completion by Gorlin in 1963, the Goldenhar anomaly and the hemifacial microsomia are considered variants of a single dysmorphogenetic entity. The main characteristics of the syndrome are: 1.

[A new technique for the reduction of the dislocated mandibular condyle].

A case is reported of a 57 year-old woman who suffered a dislocation of the mandibular condyles for 18 months. A new technique is described for the reduction of the mandible. Two screws are fixed in the angles of the jaw and wires are passed extraoraly after connecting them with the screws.

[Role of three dimensional computed tomography in the decision of the therapeutic plan in craniomaxillofacial surgery].

The three-dimensional computerized tomography (3D-CT) gives the possibility of recomposing the 3D features, using the data pictures of successive slices of ordinary computerized tomography. In this paper we present the 3D-CT technique, as well as representative cases of patients with fractures and residual deformities in the craniomaxillofacial area. We also discuss the way the 3D-CT helped in the therapeutic evaluation.

[Indications for the surgical management of macroglossia in children].

Macroglossia means long or large tongue. Since it is difficult to establish clinical criteria for assessment of the size of the tongue, usually it is related to the size of the mandible. We present the indications for the surgical management of macroglossia in children and we discuss the results after the Becker operation.