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[Facial palsy and leontiasis ossea of the pyramid (author's transl)].

The author presents a boy which has repeated facial palsies since his second year of life. The clinical examination showed: conduction deafness, radiological sclerosis of the bones of the basis of the skull, normal values of chemical blood analysis. Both facial nerves are operated in the mastoid and middle ear portions. The histological examination of the mastoid bone reveals a leontiasis ossea. The histological structure of the bone are described in detail and the differential diagnosis with other bone diseases of the cranial bones is discussed.

Child, Preschool↗

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[Role of surgery in the treatment of dissections of the extracranial internal carotid artery. Apropos of a case, review of the literature].

The authors report about one operated case of spontaneous dissection of the extracranial internal carotid artery close to the bifurcation. The persistence of a floating thrombus in a 60% stenosis after a six-week treatment with heparin led to establishing the indication for surgery. The surgical indication remains exceptional, considering the natural history of dissections and the frequency of repatency of the arterial lumen. This type of surgery is mainly for sequellae such as stenosis, thrombi or saccular aneurysms, whose emboligenic potential leads to operating (exeresis and graft on the internal carotid artery) if the anatomical location of the lesion makes it possible.

Adult↗