'Pharyngolab': a new surgical simulator for pharyngoplasties

Autor: Vittorio Rinaldi, Giovanni Mancini, Paula Martínez-Ruiz de Apodaca, Claudio Vicini, Marina Carrasco
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 280:1339-1342
ISSN: 1434-4726
0937-4477
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-022-07667-2
Popis: Pharyngoplasty represents one of the most widely performed surgical procedures for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the presence of palate-oropharyngeal collapse. The learning curve for pharyngoplasties is steep and success is conditional on the correct use of the sutures and the careful application of the surgical steps in a narrow surgical field. The use of synthetic models may be conveniently and safely employed for hands-on surgical practice in pharyngoplasties, especially when fresh frozen cadaveric specimens are not available. We present the "Pharyngolab", a new simulator for pharyngoplasties.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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