BACKGROUND We used the irradiated homograft rib cartilage as an augmentation tip support and Medpore alloplast for reconstruction of the dorsum in patients with saddle nose deformities. Thereafter, the safety and efficiency of this method was evaluated to determine if this can be a safe and efficient technique for patients with saddle nose deformities. METHODS A total of 32 patients who suffe...

Pfaundler reported two cases to the Medical Society in Munich which were described in detail in 1919 by his assistant Hurler. They displayed the following unusual combination of congenital anomalies: clouding of the corneae, a deformity of the skull (oxycephaly), a disproportionate dwarfism strongly resembling that of hypothyroidism and associated with some of the usual signs of that condition ...

Purpose To report a case of surgical interventions for a patient with relapsing polychondritis who presented with late ocular complications. Observations A 44-year-old male was diagnosed to have relapsing polychondritis on the basis of recurrent acute auricular chondritis, deformity of the ear, saddle nose deformity and painful nasal chondritis, acute ocular inflammation with conjunctivitis, ...

To cite: Díaz-Correa LM, de León-Tellado N, Ríos G, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014205145 DESCRIPTION Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) usually involves the upper and/or lower respiratory tracts. Pulmonary manifestations include nodules, pleuritis, fixed infiltrates and alveolar haemorrhage. Bronchopleural fistulas have been report...

Cleft of the lip, alveolus and palate (CLAP), is a complex facial deformity, which requires multiple surgeries and bone grafting to correct the defect. Active or passive Pre surgical Orthopedic Molding reduces the deformity and thus reduces number of surgeries to achieve superior post surgical esthetic. Pre-surgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) is passive molding which align and approximate the ...

For both unilateral and bilateral cleft lip nasal deformity, the general trend has been toward operation on the cleft lip nose at the time of initial lip surgery. Secondary surgery to further modify the nasal shape is often necessary, and many patients desire complete septorhinoplasty in their teen years. Many different procedures have been suggested to address the problem, but few techniques h...