BACKGROUND Infraorbital schwannoma is a benign tumor of the peripheral nerve seath composed of Schwann cells. Usually occurs between 20 and 70 years of age, are usually asymptomatic and can cause progressive, painless proptosis during growth. CLINICAL CASE A 32-year-old male admitted to ophthalmologic hospital with a painless, slowly progressive mass above the left lacrimal sac. At the ophtha...

BACKGROUND The reconstruction of fullthickness nasal alla defects is challenging procedure. Use of local flaps is acceptable approach. Flap based on infraorbital artery could be used for primary reconstruction of nasal ala defects. METHODS The prospective study include consecutive series of 15 patients with advanced skin carcinoma of the nasal ala and medial cheek staged T4 by TNM, in whom th...

A 60-year-old man presented with pain on the left cheek and lateral nose. The patient had been diagnosed with facial herpes zoster in the left V2 area 6 months previously. Medical treatment was prescribed for 6 months but it had little effect. We blocked the left infraorbital nerve under ultrasound guidance, but pain relief was short term. Therefore, we performed pulsed radiofrequency treatment...

Introdução: O forame infraorbital (FIO) é um acidente ósseo que fica localizado nas maxilas, abaixo da margem infraorbital. Algumas estruturas importantes passam pelo forame, como o nervo e vasos sanguíneos. Associado ao infraorbital, está também acessório (FIOA). conhecimento sobre a morfometria desses acidentes tem grande importância em diversas áreas, entre elas cirúrgica, colaborando para o...

A variant of the columellar artery (CoA), also known as the nasal septal branch of the superior labial artery of the facial artery, and its unusual direct anastomosis with the right infraorbital artery were identified in a cadaveric dissection. Numerous variants and distribution patterns of the CoA have been described in the literature. However, an oblique and a third CoA variant that anastomos...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To assess relevant variations in the anatomical course of the infraorbital nerve (ION). This understanding may reduce the risk of surgical injury. METHODS A total of 100 consecutive computed-tomography sinus studies obtained in a tertiary referral center were reviewed, and measurements were made of the 200 IONs. Anatomic variants were classified into three types based on...

BACKGROUND There is no truly optimal treatment to cure refractory neuralgia of the infraorbital nerve. Recently, nondestructive pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) has become one of the most attractive interventional techniques for painful disorders. However, use of the technique for infraorbital neuralgia has been seldom reported. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this prospective study is to observe the eff...