Simple keel fixation technique for endoscopic repair of anterior glottic stenosis

The use of keels in the treatment of anterior glottic stenosis is well established. A variety of methods for keel fixation have previously been documented. We describe a simple technique of securing a Silastic keel, placed endoscopically, with a simple percutaneous suture, after laser vaporization of an anterior commissure web.

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Simple keel fixation technique for endoscopic repair of anterior glottic stenosis

Yearbook of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.1016/s1041-892x(07)70117-8 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2007 ◽

pp. 131-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M.A. Keefe

Keyword(s):

Fixation Technique ◽

Endoscopic Repair

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New Keel Fixing Technique for Endoscopic Repair of Anterior Commissure Webs

The Laryngoscope ◽

10.1288/00005537-199406000-00023 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 104 (6) ◽

pp. 771???774 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Gyorgy Lichtenberger ◽

Robert J. Toohill

Keyword(s):

Anterior Commissure ◽

Endoscopic Repair

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Avoiding pullout complications in external ventricular drains: technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/2016.2.jns1678 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 126 (3) ◽

pp. 1003-1005 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Carlos Velásquez ◽

Mónica Rivero-Garvía ◽

Maria Jose Mayorga-Buiza ◽

María de los Ángeles Cañizares-Méndez ◽

Manuel E. Jiménez-Mejías ◽

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Keyword(s):

Complication Rate ◽

Operative Technique ◽

Operative Time ◽

Simple Technique ◽

Technical Note ◽

Single Institution ◽

Fixation Technique ◽

Reliable Procedure ◽

Time Required ◽

Median Operative Time

This report describes a reliable and simple technique for securing external ventricular drains (EVDs) to the scalp and avoiding pullout complications. The operative technique consists of fixing the drain between 2 hydrocolloid dressings and securing it with staples. A 10-year retrospective analysis of EVD pullout complications was performed in a series of 435 consecutive patients who were treated at a single institution. The EVD pullout complication rate was 0.4%. No complications related to the fixation technique were found. The median operative time required to fix the drain was 60 seconds. The technique presented here is a simple and reliable procedure to fix the EVD to the scalp, preventing pullout complications and thus reducing the morbidity of EVD reimplantation.

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A new head and neck surgical drain fixation technique

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1258/0022215053945804 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 119 (5) ◽

pp. 396-397

Author(s):

Mingyann Lim ◽

Lisa Pitkin ◽

Paul Spraggs

Keyword(s):

Head And Neck ◽

Simple Technique ◽

Neck Surgery ◽

Head And Neck Surgery ◽

Fixation Technique ◽

Nylon Suture ◽

Surgical Drain

We describe a simple technique of drain fixation in head and neck surgery using a beaded 2/0 nylon suture and a ’clove hitch’ to achieve a non-slip fixation to the drain.

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Simple keel fixation technique for endoscopic repair of anterior glottic stenosis

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215108001692 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 122 (7) ◽

pp. 764-764 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Keyword(s):

Fixation Technique ◽

Endoscopic Repair

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Triple Fixation For Electron Microscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100100196 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 90-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. A. Hayat

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽

Electron Beam ◽

Plasma Membrane ◽

Myelin Sheath ◽

Good Deal ◽

Granular Structure ◽

Oxidizing Agent ◽

Fixation Technique ◽

Large Clusters

Potassium permanganate has been successfully employed to study membranous structures such as endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, plastids, plasma membrane and myelin sheath. Since KMnO4 is a strong oxidizing agent, deposition of manganese or its oxides account for some of the observed contrast in the lipoprotein membranes, but a good deal of it is due to the removal of background proteins either by dehydration agents or by volatalization under the electron beam. Tissues fixed with KMnO4 exhibit somewhat granular structure because of the deposition of large clusters of stain molecules. The gross arrangement of membranes can also be modified. Since the aim of a good fixation technique is to preserve satisfactorily the cell as a whole and not the best preservation of only a small part of it, a combination of a mixture of glutaraldehyde and acrolein to obtain general preservation and KMnO4 to enhance contrast was employed to fix plant embryos, green algae and fungi.

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