"Barbed snore surgery" simulator: a low-cost surgical model.
Barbed
Simulator
Sleep apnea
Surgery
Surgical model
Journal
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
ISSN: 1434-4726
Titre abrégé: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9002937
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2019
Aug 2019
Historique:
received:
04
04
2019
accepted:
03
06
2019
pubmed:
14
6
2019
medline:
20
11
2019
entrez:
14
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
"Barbed snore surgery" (BSS) represents one of the last innovation for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) surgical management. Although this technique represents an effective and minimally invasive surgery, it is not still widespread in many ENT centers. The aim of our study was to develop an inexpensive surgical simulator useful to expedite the surgical learning curve for BSS in untrained ENT surgeons. The simulator is a simple model composed of a manually shaped silicone palate (3 × 4 × 1 cm) fixed on a resin skeleton (21 × 16 × 12 cm) using a transparent silicon rubber. The mandible is fixed bilaterally with the aid of two screws allowing for modular inter-incisive distance. Barbed anterior pharyngoplasty (BAPh) was readily performed on the simulator to show the feasibility of this BSS model. All surgical steps were carried out determining a lift and a shortening of the palate as in real surgery. This is the first surgical model that provides a realistic, easily repeatable training in the performance of BSS. Our BSS surgical model is very inexpensive with a cost of approximately 19.25$ dollars and it is manufactured to facilitate a worldwide diffusion of this promising palatal surgery for OSAS.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
"Barbed snore surgery" (BSS) represents one of the last innovation for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) surgical management. Although this technique represents an effective and minimally invasive surgery, it is not still widespread in many ENT centers. The aim of our study was to develop an inexpensive surgical simulator useful to expedite the surgical learning curve for BSS in untrained ENT surgeons.
MODEL ASSEMBLY
UNASSIGNED
The simulator is a simple model composed of a manually shaped silicone palate (3 × 4 × 1 cm) fixed on a resin skeleton (21 × 16 × 12 cm) using a transparent silicon rubber. The mandible is fixed bilaterally with the aid of two screws allowing for modular inter-incisive distance.
SIMULATION
UNASSIGNED
Barbed anterior pharyngoplasty (BAPh) was readily performed on the simulator to show the feasibility of this BSS model. All surgical steps were carried out determining a lift and a shortening of the palate as in real surgery.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
This is the first surgical model that provides a realistic, easily repeatable training in the performance of BSS. Our BSS surgical model is very inexpensive with a cost of approximately 19.25$ dollars and it is manufactured to facilitate a worldwide diffusion of this promising palatal surgery for OSAS.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31190222
doi: 10.1007/s00405-019-05497-3
pii: 10.1007/s00405-019-05497-3
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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