FILIPPI , F.

Although harelip, cleft palate, or both, are by far the most common major facial malformations, the mechanisms underlying their embryogenesis are only now beginning to be understood; this is due to the complexity of primary and secondary palate development and the fact that appropriate methods for study have only recently been developed. The...

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The increasing use of endoscopic surgical techniques can, in our opinion, be of use in breast reconstruction involving the insertion of permanent expanders. This paper includes 15 patients undergone Madden modified radical mastectomy, 9 of which underwent immediate reconstruction and 6 delayed reconstruction. The use of prostheses is currently...

Objective. Indications for endoscopic transthoracic upper dorsal sympathectomy are axillary and palmar hyperhidrosis, upper extremities ischemia (due to, e.g., Raynaud's disease), and upper extremities causalgia. Methods. At present, this methodology relies on (at least) double trocar insertion (per side) and/or carbon dioxide insufflation....

We believe that the current widespread use of endoscopic surgical techniques can find new applications in Plastic Surgery. After the good results obtained with endoscopic breast reconstruction, we now propose this technique in the treatment of breast fibradenomas. This study comprehends ten patients aged 24 to 42 years, who underwent surgical...