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7758426

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
The usefulness of tissue expanders in reconstructive surgery has been well established for skin, muscle, and fascia. There has been only anecdotal examination of tissue expansion techniques in peripheral neural tissue. Segmental sacrifice of cranial nerves is at times required in head and neck surgery. Nerve lengthening for re-anastomosis after segmental resection would be a valuable technique. This study used tissue expansion techniques in a porcine model to explore its effects on the peripheral facial nerve. Inflation of the expander in all animals resulted in no clinical signs of neural degeneration in the lengthened nerves. Microscopy of selected facial nerve specimens demonstrated histologic changes in the neural architecture without evidence of neural degeneration by electromyography. Although there was no significant statistical difference between the experimental and control arms of this study, expansion of neural tissue warrants further investigation, potentially offering a promising adjunct in reconstructive head and neck surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0145-5613
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
261-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Tissue expansion of the facial nerve in an animal model.
pubmed:affiliation
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98433, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article