Arteritis temporalis

Temporalis transplantation for paralytic lagophthalmos.

Under infiltration anaesthesia a hockey-stick incision, about 4 in. long, is made I-5 cm. in front of the tragus (Fig. i). A skin flap is reflected forwards and downwards and the fascia covering the temporalis muscle is exposed. Two parallel and nearly vertical incisions, 2 in. long and 8 mm. apart, are made in the temporalis fascia; these are joined at the base by a horizontal incision. The ve...

Minimally invasive temporalis tendon transposition.

OBJECTIVE To describe a minimally invasive approach of the temporalis tendon transposition technique for dynamic reanimation in patients with long-standing facial paralysis. METHODS We report a case series of 17 consecutive patients with facial paralysis who underwent minimally invasive temporalis tendon transposition surgery for dynamic facial reanimation between January 1, 2006, and Decembe...

Arteritis.

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Takayasu arteritis in a young female

Background: Takayasu arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis which mainly involves the large arterial vessels. The disease is rare and it is more common in females aged between 15-30 years old. In this paper, we report a case of takayasu arteritis in Babol, north of Iran. Case Presentation: A 22 - year old female was admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases of Rouhani Teaching Hospital...

Lengthening temporalis myoplasty for facial palsy reanimation.