INTRODUCTION: Craniosynostosis surgery is commonly performed for children at academic centers across the US. Previous literature has found increased hospital and surgical volume to correlate with better post-operative outcomes and decreased costs. However, the association between annual hospital volume of craniosynostosis surgery on inpatient complications and resource utilization is not well s...

PURPOSE To investigate the correlation among velopharyngeal closure, hypernasality, audible nasal air emission (NAE) and nasal rustle (NR), in individuals with repaired cleft palate. METHODS One hundred patients with repaired cleft palate and lip, submitted to pressure-flow study for measurement of velopharyngeal orifice area (velopharyngeal area) and speech sample recordings. Velopharyngeal ...

BACKGROUND Acquired nasal stenosis poses a reconstructive challenge for the facial plastic surgeon. Many surgical options are available, ranging from primary closure to skin grafts to free flap reconstruction for complex defects. The free auricular composite graft is a single-stage procedure that can be used to repair nasal vestibular stenosis causing nasal obstruction. CASE REPORT We present...

Adenoid cystic carcinomas, formerly known cylindromas, were originally described by Foote and Frozell 1953. These are epithelial malignancies that develop at the expense of salivary glands, other rare localizations have been described in particular in the oral cavity, the sinonasal tract, lacrimal glands or nasopharynx. Clinical and radiological signs are not specific, and are common to all sin...

RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOLLOWING MOHS SURGERY: A CASE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION Page 13 Abstract Background: Following Mohs surgery, defects of the nasal tip are often repaired with complex flaps and grafts harvested from distant sites. Both of these options may result in increased complications or poor cosmetic outcomes compared to simpler options. Objective: Demonstrate the utility of the B...

Anasal septal perforation is a defect in any portion of the cartilaginous or bony septum with no overlying mucoperichondrium or mucoperiosteum on either side. In the perforation, the mucosal edges epithelialize, preventing closure of the defect. Although some patients may be completely asymptomatic, symptoms can arise from altered nasal laminar airflow, and they may be severely disturbing to pa...

INTRODUCTION Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) is an exceedingly rare and aggressive tumor that carries a poor prognosis due to its non-specific presentation and advanced stage at time of diagnosis. Early detection and treatment are vital, with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery all being viable options. The literature is sparse and there is no consensus for optimal treatment. In su...

BACKGROUND Perforations in the nasal septum (NSP) give rise not only to disintegration of the septum anatomy but also impairment in normal nasal physiology. The successes of these surgical techniques are usually equated to anatomical closure of the perforation. The goal of this study is to evaluate the subjective and objective results of our surgical technique for septal perforation surgery. ...

OBJECTIVES Repair of nasal septal perforation is a challenging procedure. Numerous methods have been described to close nasoseptal perforations with varying degrees of success. The lack of a consensus on nasoseptal perforation repair reflects the shortcomings of each method. There has been a paucity of literature on nasoseptal repair in the paediatric age group. We report our experience of repa...

Aims of Study This study aimed to investigate the relationship of pelvic floor muscle and transversus abdominis (TA) muscle activity during a pelvic floor (PF) muscle contraction. Sapsford et al (1) investigated this relationship using EMG and found there to be consistent co-contraction between these two muscles. Due to this finding, it has been hypothesised that the pelvic floor muscles can be...