Evaluation of nasal patency by acoustic rhinometry after repair of complete unilateral cleft lip and palate.

Purpose: The aim of the current study was to evaluate nasal patency by acoustic rhinometry in children aged 4-8 years with repaired complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) compared with an age-matched control group without cleft lip and palate (CLP).

Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital and a private ENT clinic in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil. The case group consisted of 38 children who had undergone surgery for complete UCLP (mean age, 6.

Sources of processed lipoaspirate cells: influence of donor site on cell concentration.

Background: Recently, adipose tissue harvested by liposuction has been identified as a source of processed lipoaspirate cells. The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of processed lipoaspirate cells in adipose tissue obtained by liposuction from different harvest areas in women.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 25 women in whom liposuction in four or more different zones in the same procedure was indicated.