Short-Facelift Approach in Temporal Artery Biopsy: Is It Safe?

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a quite common panarteritis of the elderly that affects medium- and large-size arteries. Despite the increasing role of imaging with advancing technology, the gold standard for the diagnosis of GCA is still the temporal artery biopsy. A described complication of superfi...

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Autores principales:	Mario Faenza, Giuseppina Piccolo, Mariano Funaro, Roberto Grella, Ilenia Pantano, Francesco Ciccia
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	minimally invasive procedure new tools in diagnosis giant cell arteritis temporal artery biopsy Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6d5f4d9806ae4fb481929277245ea7882021-11-25T16:37:00ZShort-Facelift Approach in Temporal Artery Biopsy: Is It Safe?10.3390/app1122107392076-3417https://doaj.org/article/6d5f4d9806ae4fb481929277245ea7882021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/22/10739https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a quite common panarteritis of the elderly that affects medium- and large-size arteries. Despite the increasing role of imaging with advancing technology, the gold standard for the diagnosis of GCA is still the temporal artery biopsy. A described complication of superficial temporal artery biopsy (STAB), for which incidence is not clear, is the accidental damage of the frontal branch of the facial nerve. In this paper, we described the short-scar facelift surgical approach for STAB on 23 consecutive patients who underwent unilateral superficial temporal artery biopsy for GCA suspicion. We collected data in terms of postoperative complications, biopsy specimen length, biopsy result and cosmetic appearance of the scar. In our experience, this surgical approach combines the advantage of avoiding incisions within the dangerous anatomical area, minimizing the risk of facial nerve damage, with an acceptable complication rate and a good final aesthetic result which avoids visible scarring.Mario FaenzaGiuseppina PiccoloMariano FunaroRoberto GrellaIlenia PantanoFrancesco CicciaMDPI AGarticleminimally invasive procedurenew tools in diagnosisgiant cell arteritistemporal artery biopsyTechnologyTEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Biology (General)QH301-705.5PhysicsQC1-999ChemistryQD1-999ENApplied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 10739, p 10739 (2021)
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topic	minimally invasive procedure new tools in diagnosis giant cell arteritis temporal artery biopsy Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
spellingShingle	minimally invasive procedure new tools in diagnosis giant cell arteritis temporal artery biopsy Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 Mario Faenza Giuseppina Piccolo Mariano Funaro Roberto Grella Ilenia Pantano Francesco Ciccia Short-Facelift Approach in Temporal Artery Biopsy: Is It Safe?
description	Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a quite common panarteritis of the elderly that affects medium- and large-size arteries. Despite the increasing role of imaging with advancing technology, the gold standard for the diagnosis of GCA is still the temporal artery biopsy. A described complication of superficial temporal artery biopsy (STAB), for which incidence is not clear, is the accidental damage of the frontal branch of the facial nerve. In this paper, we described the short-scar facelift surgical approach for STAB on 23 consecutive patients who underwent unilateral superficial temporal artery biopsy for GCA suspicion. We collected data in terms of postoperative complications, biopsy specimen length, biopsy result and cosmetic appearance of the scar. In our experience, this surgical approach combines the advantage of avoiding incisions within the dangerous anatomical area, minimizing the risk of facial nerve damage, with an acceptable complication rate and a good final aesthetic result which avoids visible scarring.
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author	Mario Faenza Giuseppina Piccolo Mariano Funaro Roberto Grella Ilenia Pantano Francesco Ciccia
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title	Short-Facelift Approach in Temporal Artery Biopsy: Is It Safe?
title_short	Short-Facelift Approach in Temporal Artery Biopsy: Is It Safe?
title_full	Short-Facelift Approach in Temporal Artery Biopsy: Is It Safe?
title_fullStr	Short-Facelift Approach in Temporal Artery Biopsy: Is It Safe?
title_full_unstemmed	Short-Facelift Approach in Temporal Artery Biopsy: Is It Safe?
title_sort	short-facelift approach in temporal artery biopsy: is it safe?
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6d5f4d9806ae4fb481929277245ea788
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Short-Facelift Approach in Temporal Artery Biopsy: Is It Safe?

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