Surgical vestibular deepening procedures are well established and are being routinely performed. In spite of being an old technique, postoperative results in most of the instances are disappointing.

The additional costs associated with suturing, both direct (suture, suture placement by physician, suture removal kit, suture removal by nurse) and indirect (travel, parking, and lost work time to ...

Minimal equipment is necessary for air sac cannula placement. A surgical blade (size no. 11 or no. 15), a fine mosquito hemostat, a needle holder, a pair of scissors, and suture material are all ...

The placement of the tube can be verified by palpation ... The tube should be secured in place using superglue, tape tabs and sutures, or a combination. The tube should be secured to the medial ...

Introduction Around 11,000 infants are born < 33 weeks gestation annually in the UK. Cervical weakness is associated with midtrimester birth, and placement of a reinforcing suture is a strategy used ...