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A I Daniller

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Sling operation for recurrent stress incontinence using the tendon of the palmaris longus.

A sling procedure is described for recurrent stress incontinence in women who had been previously treated, unsuccessfully, by one or more surgical interventions. The procedure consists of combining a vaginal Kelly urethral plication with a sling prosthesis, using the tendon of the palmaris longus. The former will correct the bladder neck funneling while the latter will restore its position to a high retropubic point, in a hammock suspended from Cooper's ligament. The palmaris longus is one of the superficial groups of flexors. Its advantages are in the tendon's availability, its location for accessibility, its relative ease of removal, and the fact that it is functionally nonessential. Six patients have been treated with this technique with excellent results after one to three years of follow-up.

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The role of lateral pharyngeal wall movement in pharyngeal flap surgery.

A total of 202 patients with pharyngeal flaps were assessed with nasopharyngoscopy and multiview fluoroscopy to determine the role of lateral pharyngeal wall movement postoperatively. Variations in the construction of flaps resulted in three categories: namely, a long narrow flap with a high insertion, a short broad flap with a low insertion, and an intermediate-size flap that is inserted in a position somewhere between the first two. It was found that in all cases where there was no evidence of velopharyngeal insufficiency, the sole determiner of velopharyngeal closure was the medical excursion of the lateral pharyngeal walls to the sides of the flap. In flap failures, the causes for velopharyngeal insufficiency were inappropriate degree, level, and symmetry of the lateral pharyngeal wall motion. The success of pharyngeal flap surgery depends largely on the preoperative assessment of the velopharyngeal mechanism and the choice of a type of pharyngeal flap that will best assist closure of the velopharyngeal port during speech.

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A comprehensive study of pharyngeal flap surgery: tailor made flaps.

Three methods of pharyngeal flap surgery were analyzed with multiview videofluoroscopy and nasopharyngoscopy at least six months post-operatively. It was found that, by varying the type of insertion of the flap into the palate, post-operative flap width could be "tailored" to the size of the gap in the velopharyngeal sphincter. The value of varying flap width according to gap size was assessed by analyzing speech results in 60 patients specifically assigned for narrow, moderate, or wide flaps. Results show a marked improvement in the effectiveness of pharyngeal flap surgery when operations are prescribed according to the degree of lateral pharyngeal wall motion seen pre-operatively.

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