We present five cases of patients diagnosed of a facial nerve tumoral lesion localised at the Geniculate Ganglion and all of which underwent surgical resection. The initial symptoms were in four cases of peripheral facial nerve paralysis and in the fifth case facial paresis. Two trans-mastoid extralabyrinthine approaches were performed and one through a combined path (middle fossa and trans-mas...

BACKGROUND Cervical anastomosis and thoracic anastomosis are used for gastric tube reconstruction after esophagectomy for cancer. This systematic review was conducted in order to identify randomized trials that compare cervical with thoracic anastomosis. METHODS A literature search for randomized trials was performed in the following databases: Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Library. RESU...

THE development of ultrafine surgical sutures with low tissue reactivity, more efficient optical equipment, and specialized microsurgical instrumentation has produced important advances in morphologic and functional recovery of peripheral nerves. Studies have shown that appropriate axonal apposition, minimal manipulation, and sustentation of nervous tissue can contribute to nerve regeneration. ...

introduction: intraparotid neurofibromas of the facial nerve are extremely rare and mostly associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (nf1). case report: this is a case of a healthy 40-year-old man, which underwent surgery for a preoperatively diagnosed benign parotid gland lesion. after identification of the facial nerve main trunk, a single large mass (6 x 3 cm) incorporating the upper nerve di...

Background: Generally, conservative interventions including physiotherapy modalities and manual therapy have been recommended in the management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but this subject has not been studied in diabetic patients with CTS. Therefore the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of manual therapy on diabetic patients with CTS. Methods: Thirty diabetic patients with...

When a viable proximal facial nerve is not accessible, facial nerve paralysis has been managed with hypoglossal facial anastomosis, which results in varying degrees of hemiglossal atrophy and its sequelae. These authors have used the masseteric nerve to neurotize the facial nerve in one patient.

Our previous studies have shown that median and ulnar nerve lesion induced calbindin (CB) immunoreactivity in some injured motoneurons in developing rats. Motoneuron death induced by sciatic nerve transection in neonatal rats has been related to induction of neuronal isoform of nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). The present study investigated whether expression of CB and nicotinomid adenin dinucleot...

our previous studies have shown that median and ulnar nerve lesion induced calbindin (cb) immunoreactivity in some injured motoneurons in developing rats. motoneuron death induced by sciatic nerve transection in neonatal rats has been related to induction of neuronal isoform of nitric oxide synthase (nnos). the present study investigated whether expression of cb and nicotinomid adenin dinucleot...

BACKGROUND Most studies have found cold ischemic time to be an important predictor of delayed graft function in kidney transplantation. Relatively less is known about the warm time associated with vascular anastomosis and early outcomes. METHODS A retrospective cohort of 298 consecutive solitary deceased donor kidney recipients from January 2006 to August 2012 was analyzed to examine the asso...