OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Evaluate the effect of topical application of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in primary repair of complete cleft palate and then compare the result with another group of patients using the same surgical technique, without application of PRP with regard to the incidence of oronasal fistula, velopharyngeal closure, and grade of nasality. STUDY DESIGN Case control st...

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) are the main maintenance hosts for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in continental Europe. Understanding Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) excretion routes is crucial to define strategies to control bTB in free-ranging populations, nevertheless available information is scarce. Aiming at filling this gap, four different MTC excretion routes (o...

UNLABELLED Transsphenoidal surgery is the most commonly used surgical procedure to handle the hypophyseal region, sometimes associated with oronasal complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS/AIM To evaluate prospectively (specific questionnaire, clinical evaluation) undiagnosed chronic oronasal complications in patients submitted to conventional transsphenoidal adenomectomy surgery, operated at dif...

We examined oronasal flow partitioning in 27 volunteers with normal or slightly increased nasal resistance (mean +/- SD, 0.24 +/- 0.19 kPa/l/s). Mean percentage of inspiratory nasal flow contribution was measured during spontaneous oronasal breathing. The averaged nasal admixture of airflow differed considerably within and between all subjects (mean +/- SD, 20.9% +/- 16.5%; range 1%-70%), showi...

1. Liao CC, Hsu YP, Chen CT, et al. Transarterial embolization for intractable oronasal hemorrhage associated with craniofacial trauma: evaluation of prognostic factors. J Trauma Injury Infection Crit Care. 2007;63:827–830 2. Cogbil TH, Cotheran CC, Aheran MK, et al. Management of maxillofacial injuries with severe oronasal hemorrhage: a multicenter perspective. J trauma Injury Infection Crit C...

BACKGROUND Because noninvasive ventilation (NIV) delivers medical gas at high flow, inadequate humidification may cause oral dryness and patient discomfort. Heated humidification can be used during NIV, but little has been reported about the effects on the hygrometric conditions inside an oronasal mask and oral dryness during 24 hours on NIV. METHODS We measured absolute humidity (AH) inside ...

Fecal secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies in dogs infected or vaccinated with canine coronavirus (CCV) were evaluated by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The study was carried out with 32 fecal samples collected just before inoculation and at 28 days postinoculation. Five groups were studied: naturally infected dogs, experimentally infected dogs, dogs inoculated with a modified liv...

We evaluated the use of multilayer human amniotic membrane (HAM) as a grafting material for the repair of mid-palate oronasal fistulas in seven Berlin minipigs. After two weeks, three animals had the fistulas repaired with multilayered HAM grafts, three had them repaired with a collagen-based dermal substitute (INTEGRA((R)), Integra Life Sciences, Plainsboro, NJ, USA), and one fistula was left ...