Ultrasonic partial glossectomy [PDF]
Partial glossectomy is the main treatment for tongue carcinoma. The resection of the tongue, which is a very vascularised tissue, requires a good hemostasis. The advantage of the harmonic scalpel is in combining sectioning and hemostasis in one single instrument, allowing a bloodless dissection of soft tissue.
Pons, Yoann +3 more
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Abstract A study of 26 cases of advanced carcinoma of the tongue treated by radical total glossectomy is presented. The selection of cases, the operative technique and the postoperative management are described. As seen from the follow-up of this series this procedure is able to effect a cure in some cases and give good palliation in the
P M, Kothary +2 more
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Reduction glossectomy for large tongues
Pathological enlargement of tongue is caused by several conditions and diseases. In several instances, surgery remains the only viable option for complete cure. Persistent bleeding, compromised neuro-motor-sensory functions during the postoperative period are the most common complaints encountered after macroglossia correction. The tongue is a muscular
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Oral cancer and the impact of glossectomy: challenges and pathways to recovery. [PDF]
Roman MA, Awan KH.
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Robotic versus non-robotic posterior midline glossectomy for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Alhedaithy AA +6 more
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Intermediate Volume Glossectomy Defects Reconstruction: Flap Versus Primary Closure. [PDF]
Pradit J, Samuckkeethum W.
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Macroglossia Due to Symmetrical Lipomatosis of the Tongue: A Rare Presentation of Madelung's Disease-Case Report. [PDF]
Salamanca-Ramirez D +2 more
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Personalized swallowing rehabilitation program for post-surgical dysphagia in oral cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Zhang Y, Chen H, Zhou J, Li N.
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Subtotal and total glossectomies with or without total laryngectomy - Does laryngeal preservation impact oncological and functional outcomes? [PDF]
Montenegro C +10 more
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