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Iacoangeli M, Neri P, Balercia P, et al. Piezosurgery for osteotomies in orbital surgery: Our experience and review of the literature. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2012;4(2):188-91doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.11.006.
Iacoangeli, M., Neri, P., Balercia, P., Lupi, E., Di Rienzo, A., Nocchi, N., Alvaro, L., & Scerrati, M. (2013). Piezosurgery for osteotomies in orbital surgery: Our experience and review of the literature. International journal of surgery case reports, 4(2), 188-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.11.006
Iacoangeli, Maurizio, et al. "Piezosurgery for osteotomies in orbital surgery: Our experience and review of the literature." International journal of surgery case reports vol. 4,2 (2013): 188-91. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.11.006
Iacoangeli M, Neri P, Balercia P, Lupi E, Di Rienzo A, Nocchi N, Alvaro L, Scerrati M. Piezosurgery for osteotomies in orbital surgery: Our experience and review of the literature. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(2):188-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.11.006. Epub 2012 Nov 17. PMID: 23276764; PMCID: PMC3540226.
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Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(2):188-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.11.006. Epub 2012 Nov 17.

Piezosurgery for osteotomies in orbital surgery: Our experience and review of the literature.

International journal of surgery case reports

Maurizio Iacoangeli, Piergiorgio Neri, Paolo Balercia, Ettore Lupi, Alessandro Di Rienzo, Niccolò Nocchi, Lorenzo Alvaro, Massimo Scerrati

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Umberto I General Hospital, Ancona, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 23276764 PMCID: PMC3540226 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.11.006

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Piezoelectric bone surgery, simply known as Piezosurgery(®), is a new promising technique for bone cutting based on ultrasonic microvibrations that allows to perform precise and thin osteotomies with soft tissue sparing.

PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 45-years-old woman presenting with progressive left ocular pain, diplopia on the lateral left gaze, and visible exophthalmos was admitted to our department. CT scan and MRI images documented a left supero-lateral orbital lesion. A left lateral orbitotomy using the piezoelectric scalpel was performed. The tumour (lacrimal gland lymphoma) was completely removed with no injuries to the orbital structures and with a perfect realignment of the bone stumps.

DISCUSSION: High powered pneumatic osteotome are commonly used to perform craniotomies. Large bone cutting groove and high temperatures developing at the contact site could produce an uneasy bone healing. The use of a piezoelectric scalpel allows to realize precise and thin osteotomies, facilitating craniotomy's borders ossification and avoiding injuries to non-osseous structures.

CONCLUSION: Widely used in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Piezosurgery(®) can also be useful in neurosurgical approaches in order to obtain a faster bone flap re-ossification, a better aesthetic result, and a lower risks of dural layer and soft tissue damage.

Copyright © 2012 Surgical Associates Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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