Background and objectives: Orbital floor fractures are a common result of orbital injury. These fractures can vary in size from small cracks to large defects. Fractures of the orbital floor…
Background: Type I Neurofibromatosis (NFI) is a dominant autosomal disease with a current incidence of 1 in 3000 births. Plexiform Neurofibromas (PN) are congenital tumours which present aesthetic and functional…
Trauma from road traffic accidents and interpersonal violence provide for at least 50% of any maxillofacial Surgeons in Kenya. High speed motor vehicle accidents are common due to the recently…
Aim: Describe and evaluate the incidence of orbital haematomas following a surgical orbital procedures. Method: Clinical presentation, treatment and outcome were collected after 280 orbital surgical procedures. Results: Three cases…
Background: Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) is a rare clinical entity of maxillary antral collapse secondary to hypoventilation leading to orbital deformation and enopthalmos. Objectives: To present the variety in presentation…
Introduction: Despite being different clinical entities, ectropion and entropion present similar pathogenesis and can be treated based in common principles. Lateral Tarsal Strip Technique (LTS) is a simple procedure to…
Background and objectives: Orbital tumours can be approached in several ways, but the orbital rims are often an obstacle to the surgeon’s direct visualization and access, especially if the lesion…
This is a case report of Iatrogenic pseudo-superior orbital fissure syndrome after use of oxidized regenerated cellulose ‘surgicel (Johnson & Johnson)’ in orbital reconstruction surgery. As unexpected temporarily effect of…
Background: Nucleostemin (NS) has been reported essential for maintenance of normal and cancer stem cell properties. However, the impacts of NS on malignant phenotype of OSCC and prognosis of patients…
Background and objectives: TNM classification and grading describe tumourbiological parameters of the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) only incompletely. In solid malignancies the influence of immunological parameters on invasiveness, metastatic…
