Ignacio Navarro Cuéllar

Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects Using Microsurgical Flaps

Reconstructive surgery of the soft tissue of the head and neck is a challenge for the surgeon owing to the three-dimensional nature of the face and its tissues.

Reconstruction in Facial Paralysis

The objective of reconstructive procedures in the patient affected by facial paralysis is to achieve symmetry both at rest and in movement, with as natural a facial expression as possible. Diagnosis of facial paralysis is based mainly on clinical findings, although electromyographic data are also frequently used. Once facial paralysis has been diagnosed, it is important to establish the degree of motor function involvement. Treatment of facial paralysis should be planned on an individual basis and should be carried out at specialized centers with a facial paralysis unit staffed by appropriately trained health professionals.

Cavidad ósea idiopática de Stafne. Diagnóstico y manejo

Fue Stafne en 1942 quien, a traves de una serie de 35 pacientes1, describio por primera vez este defecto oseo como una cavidad asintomatica radiolucida unilateral y localizada en la parte posterior de la mandibula. En la bibliografia se describe con distintas denominaciones: cavidad osea de Stafne (CS), quiste oseo de Stafne, quiste oseo latente o estatico, cavidad osea mandibular lingual, concavidad osea idiopatica de la mandibula, defecto aberrante de la glandula salival e inclusion mandibular de la glandula salival.