Circumosseous wiring in facial fractures: a safe percutaneous technique.

A precise and safe method for passing percutaneous circumzygomatic and circummandibular wires is presented. The advantage of this double-wire technique is that important soft-tissue structures are protected and oral contamination is minimized.

The transnasal--transsphenoidal approach for pituitary surgery.

The transnasal-transsphenoidal approach for pituitary surgery is an effective procedure that benefits nicely from a team concept utilizing the expertise of both the neurosurgeon and the plastic surgeon. Experience with eleven cases is presented along with a review of historical information and a description of the surgical technique.