Biomedical subjects

Davide Johan Bottini

Publications and source records attributed to Davide Johan Bottini.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

Orbital reconstruction: bone-anchored implants.

The authors present their experience on reconstruction by extraoral bone-anchored implants technique, showing two patients from a total of 13, treated for orbital reconstruction. They were selected from 66 patients treated for reconstruction of orbit, ear and nose using this technique by the staff of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. They underwent orbital emptying due to cancer pathology. Surgical technique is described in detail; its final purpose being positioning of titanium fixtures on the orbital borders, necessary to anchor the silicone epithesis. The advantages and potential limits of this technique are exposed, exposing the important role of patient's compliance. The importance of preliminary study on the patients is also emphasized and includes clinical evaluation and instrumental examination for surgical planning, completed by a photographic study in the three standard projections.Satisfactory aesthetic results were obtained by the use of this technique and the authors believe it may represent a valid option; complementary to more traditional ones, but is a first choice in patients who cannot endure major surgery or in case of failure of traditional techniques.

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PubMed2002

Sublingual epidermoid cyst.

Dermoid and epidermoid cysts are developmental pathologies that occur in the head and neck with an incidence ranging from 1.6 to 6.9%, and they represent less than 0.01% of all oral cavity cysts. Our purpose is to report a case of sublingual epidermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth. We studied and operated on an 18-year-old white male patient showing a large swelling of oral floor. His main symptoms were difficulty breathing, swallowing, and speaking. At his birth the patient's tongue was adherent to the floor of the mouth. His father had the same problem at birth. Both father and son underwent surgical separation of tongue, during the post-neonatal period. After the surgical removal of the swelling, under general anesthesia, all the patient's symptoms were missed. Histological examination of the mass confirmed the diagnosis of an epidermoid cyst. No relapse of the lesion was present in ten months of follow-up. Many theories are proposed on the etiology of the epidermoid and dermoid cyst. In this case a traumatic event can be found, such as an operation of the tongue in neonatal age. However a multifactorial origin must be assumed for justifying the fact that the patient's father did not develop a dermoid cyst although he had the same problem of an adherent tongue and was operated on.

Adolescent↗