Tonsilloadenoidectomy is performed over 340,000 times per year in the United States, usually as a same day admission procedure with a postoperative overnight stay. Because of the current emphasis on… (More)
Recently, the hazards posed by the accidental ingestion and impaction of small disc batteries have been widely publicized in the medical and lay press. These foreign bodies, when lodged in the… (More)
Accidental ingestion and impaction of disc batteries in the esophagus has been a constant predictor of severe morbidity presumably due to leakage of highly caustic potassium or sodium hydroxide… (More)
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for…
1995
BACKGROUND
Perichondrial cutaneous grafts (PCCGs) are composite grafts comprised of skin and subjacent perichondrium. Animal models and preliminary clinical reports have shown that PCCGs are thicker,… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To describe a technique of subcutaneous superficial musculoaponeurotic system grafting during rhytidectomy to treat the aging melolabial furrow.
DESIGN
Two hundred seventeen patients… (More)
Facial fractures may portend intracranial and skullbase injury and may lead to rapid compromise of the airway. Primary care physicians may provide emergency care for patients who have sustained… (More)