BACKGROUND Surgical correction needs to be considered when diaphragm eventration leads to impaired ventilation and respiratory muscle fatigue. Plication to sufficiently tense the diaphragm by VATS is not as easy to achieve as plication by open surgery. We used pneumatic compression with carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in thoracoscopic diaphragmatic plication and evaluated feasibility and efficacy. M...

OBJECTIVES Evaluation of an aggressive policy for the treatment of phrenic nerve palsy (PNP), following cardiac operations, with emphasis on early diaphragmatic plication. Attention was given to the incidence and predisposing factors for PNP and the potential for recovery following plication. METHODS From 1 June 1991 to 1 January 1996 we prospectively screened patients for PNP following cardi...

BACKGROUND Penile plication techniques with or without degloving offer a minimally invasive option for the treatment of penile curvature. AIM To review the outcomes of penile plication surgery and patient satisfaction with and without degloving of the penis. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 52 patients who underwent penile plication for the treatment of Peyronie disease or c...

A case of surgical resolution of type I or “sliding” hiatal hernia is reported. A seven-month-old kitten was presented because of abdominal discomfort, accelerated breathing after eating and chronic vomiting. The clinical examination was unremarkable. Thoracic radiographs and gastroscopy led to the diagnosis of type I hiatal hernia. The surgical resolution consisted of hiatal plication, oesopha...

Initial treatment of shoulder multidirectional instability (MDI) consists of nonoperative modalities of physical therapy and rehabilitation; if this fails, surgical treatment can become necessary. MDI of the shoulder can be challenging to manage in individuals who fail conservative management. Historically, surgical treatment for MDI has been open capsular plication; however, arthroscopic capsu...

OBJECTIVES To quantify the degree of submental platysmal tightening that can be accomplished with superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) plication vs deep-plane rhytidectomy techniques in a cadaveric anatomical study to help dictate the need for midline platysmal surgery when using different rhytidectomy techniques. METHODS The lateral distraction of the medial edge of the platysma musc...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate deep-plane face-lift vs superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) plication face-lift in correcting the melolabial fold, jowl, and cheek areas of the face in short-term follow-up. DESIGN Masked, randomized review by 4 board-certified facial plastic surgeons experienced in rhytidectomy of full-face (frontal, oblique, and lateral views) before-and-after photographs of 2...

We report a rare case of ostial plication as a potential cause of sudden death. Very few reports and images are available in the specialized literature regarding this anomaly. Ostial plication may be a source of sudden death or cause of death when no other significant autopsy findings are present.Ostial plication is a congenital severe obstruction/occlusion of the right or left ostium. Plicatio...