"Pharyngolab": a new surgical simulator for pharyngoplasties
Por:
Rinaldi, V, Mancini, G, De Apodaca, P, Vicini, C and Carrasco, M
Publicada:
1 mar 2023
Ahead of Print:
1 sep 2022
Resumen:
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.
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