Use of harmonic scalpel in sphincter pharyngoplasty

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Oct;52(8):769-70. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.06.005. Epub 2014 Jul 16.

Authors

Neil Scott¹, Madhav Kittur², David Drake²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales. Electronic address: neil.scott@icloud.com.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales.

PMID: 25042161
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.06.005

No abstract available

Keywords: Harmonic scalpel; Orticochea; Sphincter pharyngoplasty.

MeSH terms

Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control
Humans
Length of Stay
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control
Pharyngeal Muscles / surgery*
Postoperative Hemorrhage / prevention & control
Surgical Flaps / surgery
Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / surgery*