Following nerve injury or transection, a disorganized sprouting of axons can result in painful neuroma formation due to disruptions and damage the peripheral tissue. Currently, there are various treatments; however, nonsurgical treatment is inconsistent high rate residual pain postoperatively. This study reports results from pilot phase multicenter clinical on use Axoguard Nerve Cap® (nerve cap...

Introduction: We present a retrospective two-center study series and discussion of the current literature to assess the benefits of facial nerve monitoring during parotidectomy. Materials and Methods: From 2007 to 2012, 128 parotidectomies were performed in 125 patients. Of these, 47 procedures were performed without facial nerve monitoring (group 1) and 81 with facial nerve monitoring (group 2...

Introduction: Intraparotid neurofibromas of the facial nerve are extremely rare and mostly associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Case Report: This is a case of a healthy 40-year-old man, which underwent surgery for a preoperatively diagnosed benign parotid gland lesion. After identification of the facial nerve main trunk, a single large mass (6 x 3 cm) incorporating the upper nerve d...

introduction: intraparotid neurofibromas of the facial nerve are extremely rare and mostly associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (nf1). case report: this is a case of a healthy 40-year-old man, which underwent surgery for a preoperatively diagnosed benign parotid gland lesion. after identification of the facial nerve main trunk, a single large mass (6 x 3 cm) incorporating the upper nerve di...

Traumatic neuroma is a well-known disorder that occurs after trauma or surgery involving the peripheral nerve and develops from a nonneoplastic proliferation of the proximal end of a severed, partially transected, or injured nerve. We present a case of traumatic neuroma around the celiac trunk after gastrectomy in a 56-year-old man, which was confirmed by pathology. CT demonstrated the presence...

Nerve pathologies are a common cause of forefoot pain and include diverse conditions with similar symptoms. The symptoms are characteristic of sensory nerve disorders and differ from other musculoskeletal conditions. Morton’s intermetatarsal neuroma is a compression neuropathy of the common digital nerve (Fig. 1). It is most commonly seen in the third intermetatarsal space, but it also can be s...

Peripheral nerve injury results in changes in action potential waveform, ion channel organization, and firing properties of primary afferent neurons. It has been suggested that these changes are the result of reduction in basal trophic support from skin targets. Subcutaneous injections of Fluro-Gold (FG) in the hind limb of the rat were used to identify cutaneous primary afferent neurons. Five ...

Introduction: In 1876 American surgeon Thomas George Morton first detailed compressive neuropathy of the interdigital nerve forefoot. Mortons occurs mostly. The condition is generated secondary to repeated pressure or irritation that leads thickening nerve, located in second third intermetatarsal space. It suggested use pointed heel shoes could be a triggering factor for development this pathol...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Facial nerve monitoring is fundamental in the preservation of the facial nerve in vestibular schwannoma surgery. Our objective was to analyse the usefulness of facial nerve monitoring under partial neuromuscular blockade. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of 69 patients operated in a tertiary hospital. RESULTS We monitored 100% of the cases. In 75% of the...