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Secondary genioplasty can be a real challenge for the practitioner. We will review the different types of genioplasty, the difficulties encountered and the possibilities of repair using concrete examples.
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Genioplasty/methods , Reoperation , Humans , Prostheses and ImplantsABSTRACT
This study establishes the first faunistic inventory of livestock associated Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) species of Reunion Island (Indian Ocean), where bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease are regularly recorded. Single night-catches were performed at 41 sites using light suction traps at altitudes ranging from 0 to 1525 m, from March to April 2005. Five species were recorded: Culicoides imicola, Culicoides bolitinos, Culicoides enderleini, Culicoides grahamii, and Culicoides kibatiensis, among which at least the first three species are known to be involved in virus transmission to ruminants and equids. This is the first record of C. bolitinos, C. kibatiensis, and C. enderleini on the island. C. imicola was the most abundant species along the sea coast. C. bolitinos was more abundant inland and on two sites on the east coast. C. kibatiensis and C. grahamii were less abundant than the other three species and limited to two foci. Spatial distribution analysis of the different species showed that C. bolitinos, C. enderleini and C. imicola were collected at low altitudes, while the other two species were found at higher altitude. A morphological identification key for adult females and males is given, as well as cytochrome oxydase subunit I sequences. Phylogenetic reconstructions showed a clear divergence between C. bolitinos from Reunion Island and mainland Africa. This monograph will help to identify the Culicoides species in the poorly known entomological fauna of the south-western Indian Ocean region.
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Ceratopogonidae/genetics , Insect Vectors/genetics , Livestock/parasitology , Africa , Animals , Bluetongue/transmission , Ceratopogonidae/classification , Ceratopogonidae/virology , Demography , Female , Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Epizootic , Indian Ocean , Insect Vectors/classification , Insect Vectors/virology , Male , Phylogeny , Reoviridae Infections/transmission , Reoviridae Infections/veterinary , ReunionABSTRACT
HIFU is used in the treatment of cancer (prostate, breast) and uterine fibroma but not yet in TNs. This case report describes the first successful ablation of a toxic TN with HIFU. TSH and radioiodine scan normalization were achieved without complications and maintained for 18 months. HIFU treatment is a minimally invasive technique that may be an effective safe alternative to radioiodine or surgery in patients with toxic TNs.
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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation/methods , Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods , Thyroid Nodule/diagnostic imaging , Thyroid Nodule/surgery , Adult , Humans , Iodine Radioisotopes , Male , Radionuclide Imaging , Treatment Outcome , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
Alveolar soft-part sarcoma is a rare malignant tumour of uncertain histogenesis, the two main sites of which are the lower extremities in adults and the head and neck in children. We know of only three case reports of intraoral locations without tongue involvement. Here, we describe the first case of an alveolar soft-part sarcoma of the cheek which presented in a patient over 30 years old and had an extremely rapid and eventually fatal evolution. We have also reviewed hypotheses about its aetiology.
