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Surgical Techniques Development, Volume 14, Issue 2

2025 June - 10 articles

Cover Story: This study introduces a novel conscious rodent model to investigate the role of the stylopharyngeus muscle in respiratory airflow. Bilateral transection of the stylopharyngeus muscle, which is innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve, caused significant alterations in inspiratory airflow—specifically, inspiratory flattening and sharp expiratory peaks—mimicking flow limitation patterns observed in obstructive sleep apnea. These changes were not observed in sham controls. This is the first study to focus on the stylopharyngeus muscle in rodents and demonstrate its critical role in maintaining upper airway patency. View this paper
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Articles (10)

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
962 Views
12 Pages

Adult Bochdalek hernias represent a rare clinical entity that often presents diagnostic challenges due to their non-specific symptomatology. We report the case of a 42-year-old male who presented with acute abdominal pain and was found to have a left...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,949 Views
12 Pages

Minimally Invasive Techniques for Large-Volume Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Comparative Study Between HoLEP and Robotic Simple Prostatectomy

  • Silvia Juste-Alvarez,
  • Claudia Zaccaro,
  • Javier Gil-Moradillo,
  • Javier Romero-Otero,
  • Ignacio Moncada,
  • Alfredo Rodríguez-Antolín and
  • Borja Garcia-Gomez

Background/Objectives: The aim of this research was to compare perioperative outcomes, functional results, quality of life, and complications between robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) and holmium laser prostate enucleation (HoLEP) as minimal...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
3,001 Views
8 Pages

Mini Abdomen Experience: A Novel Approach for Mini-Abdominoplasty Minimally Invasive (MAMI) Abdominal Contouring

  • Rodrigo Ferraz Galhego,
  • Tulio Martins,
  • Alvaro Cota Carvalho,
  • Marco Faria-Correa and
  • Raquel Nogueira

Purpose: Our aim is to offer an additional surgical option for patients with rectus diastasis, with or without associated abdominal wall hernias, through a minimally invasive approach with endoscopic surgical correction, presenting a new method for a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
921 Views
12 Pages

Bilateral Stylopharyngeus Transection Alters Respiratory Airflow in Conscious Rats

  • Eriko Hamada,
  • Thomaz Fleury Curado,
  • Kingman Strohl and
  • Yee-Hsee Hsieh

Background/Objectives: Upper airway patency is a key pathophysiological factor in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Research has primarily focused on the role of the genioglossus muscle in maintaining airway patency in OSA. However, hypoglossal nerve st...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,488 Views
12 Pages

Efficacy and Clinical Applicability of Impar Ganglion Block in the Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgia: A Systematic Review

  • Joelington Dias Batista,
  • Gabrielly Santos Pereira,
  • Jobson Dias Batista,
  • Ludimila Dias Silva,
  • Josie Resende Torres da Silva and
  • Marcelo Lourenço da Silva

Background/Objectives: Pudendal neuralgia (PN) is a debilitating chronic pain condition resulting from injury, inflammation, or entrapment of the pudendal nerve. It significantly affects patients’ quality of life and poses challenges to treatme...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2,078 Views
11 Pages

Endoscopic Treatment of Symptomatic Septum Pellucidum Cyst in an Adult Patient—Case Report and Technical Notes

  • Daniel Ilie Rotariu,
  • Bogdan Florin Iliescu,
  • Razvan Buga and
  • Bogdan Costachescu

Background: Midline cysts of the brain are comprised of the following entities, septum pellucidum cysts, cavum vergae cysts and velum interpositum cysts. These lesions are uncommon and often asymptomatic; nonetheless, certain clinical manifestations...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,174 Views
9 Pages

Impact of Peritoneal Closure on Inguinal Hernia Incidence After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

  • Naoki Imasato,
  • Shugo Yajima,
  • Ryo Andy Ogasawara,
  • Minoru Inoue,
  • Kohei Hirose,
  • Ken Sekiya,
  • Madoka Kataoka,
  • Yasukazu Nakanishi and
  • Hitoshi Masuda

Background/Objectives: Inguinal hernia (IH) is a common complication after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), significantly impacting patients’ quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate whether peritoneal closure reduces the incid...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
982 Views
6 Pages

Endoscopic Injection of BioGlue for the Treatment of a Ureterocolic Fistula After Radical Cystectomy

  • Chiara Re,
  • Pietro Scilipoti,
  • Giuseppe Rosiello,
  • Nicola Leggio,
  • Giulio Avesani,
  • Rayan Matloob,
  • Andrea Salonia,
  • Francesco Montorsi and
  • Roberto Bertini

Background/Objectives: An 80-year-old man was admitted to our department after a salvage radical cystectomy for actinic cystitis due to radiotherapy for prostate cancer. He presented with a two-month history of feculent debris in the right stoma and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,715 Views
13 Pages

The Orthopedic Strategy for Patients with Larsen Syndrome

  • Ali Al Kaissi,
  • Alexander Gubin,
  • Sergey Ryabykh,
  • Vasileios Dougales,
  • Hamza Al Kaissi,
  • Susanne Gerit Kircher and
  • Franz Grill

Background: Facial features are the first basic sign of medical knowledge of children and adults with congenital malformations. Children born with multiple contractures almost always receive the misdiagnosis of arthrogryposis multiplex. Larsen syndro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,388 Views
11 Pages

Aim: This study aims to assess the suitability of the Göttingen Mini-pig (G-MP) as a large animal model for preclinical research on articular cartilage treatment procedures. Additionally, this study compares the G-MP to the domestic pig (DP) reg...

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Surg. Tech. Dev. - ISSN 2038-9582