News tagged with nasal septum

Synthetic, dissolving plates ease repairs of nasal septum defects

Attaching cartilage to plates made of the resorbable material polydioxanone appears to facilitate corrective surgery on the nasal septum, the thin cartilage separating the two airways, according to a report in the January/February ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First near-total face and upper-jaw transplant appears successful

More than a year and a half following the first near-total face and upper jaw transplant, the donor tissue appears successfully integrated, according to a report in the November/December issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Su ...

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sniffing Out the Physical Condition of Conspecifics

To date, it has been unknown exactly how mammals are capable of sniffing out whether a conspecific is ill. The biologists Prof. Marc Spehr and Daniela Flügge are following a good lead. They have discovered ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Virtual surgery shows promise in personalized treatment of nasal obstruction

A preliminary report suggests that virtual nasal surgery has the potential to be a productive tool that may enable surgeons to perform personalized nasal surgery using computer simulation techniques, according to a report ...

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created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When should sinus problems be a concern?

(PhysOrg.com) -- The majority of sinus infections in adults tend to be viral, not bacterial, and will likely resolve in 10-14 days, says UC Health allergist Andrew Smith, MD.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers quantify benefits of minimally invasive removal of hard-to-reach tumors

A minimally invasive endoscopic procedure holds promise for safely removing large brain tumors from an area at the bottom of the skull, near the sinus cavities, clinical researchers at the Brain Tumor Center at the University ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study assesses complications associated with nasal ventilation in newborns

More than 10 percent of newborns who receive oxygenation and ventilation using nasal continuous airway pressure in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may experience complications inside or outside the nose, according ...

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created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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