BACKGROUND Tongue flap is a good option to close a complicated palatal fistula in cleft patients. Most surgeons advocate a double-layer closure to decrease the recurrence rates. In this study, we have reported our experience with a modified single-layer closure with tongue flap in cleft patients. METHOD All cases done by a single surgeon using this modified technique in a period of 10 years w...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to introduce modifications in paraspinous muscle flap surgery and compare this new variation's ability to salvage infected hardware with the classic technique. Infected posterior spine wounds are a difficult problem for reconstructive surgeons. As per experience, hardware retention in infected wounds maintains spinal stability, decreases length of stay,...

A variety of surgical methods have been developed to reduce the volume of the inferior turbinates, in order to create a more patent nasal airway. We describe a technique used in our department since February 2002 for all patients undergoing inferior turbinectomy. We resect with endoscopic assistance the lateral mucosa and bony inferior turbinate. This technique can reduce a large volume of the ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the surgical outcomes of a modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty-extended uvulopalatal flap in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-three consecutive patients with obstructive sleep apnea underwent extended uvulopalatal flap that consisted of bilateral tonsillectomy, dissection and removal of submucosal adipose tissue of the soft palate a...

OBJECTIVE To describe a modified flap technique (MFT) involving the use of a false vocal fold flap for glottic reconstruction and the removal of arytenoid cartilage and to compare it with conventional frontolateral partial laryngectomy (FLPL) and laser cordectomy (LC). METHODS Twenty-eight MFT, 13 FLPL and 12 LC patients completed a standardised questionnaire for assessing aspiration, respira...

Between 1999 and 2001, 35 consecutive patients with diabetes (mean age, 59.4 years) were treated prospectively with a modified skew-flap below-knee amputation. The technique, results, and follow-up are described. By a mean follow-up of 3.5 years, 3 patients required below-knee amputation of the opposite extremity, 4 expired, and 28 were ambulating with a below-knee prosthesis. The modification ...

Background: Pilonidal sinus is a disease of young adults having single or multiple blind tracks lined by granulation tissue containing tuft of shed hair. Natal cleft is the commonest site; rarely involves umbilicus, axilla and inter-digital cleft. It has various methods of its treatment. The modalities of treatment vary from conservative medical management to complex surgical procedures. Aim:To...

RATIONALE A 54-year-old Taiwanese male came to our hospital presented with right retromolar mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Composite resection and right modified radical neck dissection were performed. We then use free anteral lateral thigh flap to reconstruct the defect. However, venous congestion was found 32 h after the surgery. PATIENT CONCERNS The main concerns of the patient is complete salv...