title: Trans-nasal endo-assisted pharyngoplasty: a cadaver study.
abstract: A possible new technique of endoscopic pharyngoplasty is described and has been developed in cadavers. The trans-nasal route is used for endoscopic visualisation of the velopharyngeal sphincter. Hynes pharyngoplasty is performed using both trans-oral and trans-nasal routes. This approach allows better visualisation and performance of the Hynes pharyngoplasty at the desired level, "high" in the nasopharynx, without splitting the soft palate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK. bvadodaria@aol.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vadodaria
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mowatt
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Freedlander
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009305:Nasopharynx; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies