Maxillofacial surgery/Chirurgia maxillo facciale

Maxillo Ostio Choanal Polyp

Solitary polyps that originate in the paranasal sinuses or adjacent structures and extend to the nasopharynx are called choanal polyps. Depending on the sinus where they originate, they are termed antrochoanal, sphenochoanal, frontochoanal or ethmoidochoanal polyps. This report presents the case of an ostio-choanal polyp originating in the maxillary sinus ostium mucosa. It was termed a maxillo-...

Bilateral Maxillo-Mandibular Syngnathia in a Newborn

A 5-day-old newborn, product of non-consanguineous marriage, presented with inability to completely open oral cavity and feeding difficulty. On examination, there was a good sucking reflex and limited mouth opening (Fig. A) with retrognathia (Fig. B). Maxillary CT with 3D reconstruction revealed hypoplasia of the ascending branches of the mandible; the temporomandibular joints were normal (Fig....

Maxillofacial rhabdomyosarcoma in the canine maxillofacial area.

Three dogs had a diagnosis of maxillofacial rhabdomyosarcoma. These dogs were treated with surgery and/or radiotherapy, and had poor clinical responses. The tumor tissues in all three cases were observed around the upper premolar teeth with ulcerative lesions and CT examinations in each case revealed extensive bony involvement into the maxilla. Two cases were subjected to surgical excision of t...

Maxillo-mandibular surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea.

Many therapeutic approaches, including mandibular surgery, have been proposed for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. In the largest study of its type yet reported, 54 patients (population A) underwent mandibular surgery: 36 had palato-pharyngoplasty and inferior sagittal osteotomy of the mandible with hyoid myotomy and resuspension, and 18 (population B) had maxillo-mandibular ...

Diabetes insipidus associated with maxillo-facial injuries.