Publications by authors named "M Vaiman"
Introduction: We investigated complications and recurrence rates after surgical techniques for sialolith removal with intact and resected Wharton's duct of the submandibular gland.
Methods: The retrospective case-control analysis of a series analysed 271 surgical operations (2003-2022) for sialolithiasis performed at a hospital department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The study compared two approaches: (1) pure endoscopic technique or pinpoint stone removal with Wharton's duct left intact and (2) transoral duct dissection or pinpoint stone removal technique, after which the duct was shortened.
Article Synopsis
- Hypocalcemia is a common issue after thyroid surgery, and the study aimed to see if measuring PTH levels immediately after thyroid gland removal could improve the prediction of this condition.
- The research involved 63 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy, measuring their PTH levels just before and immediately after the thyroid was taken out, and tracking their blood calcium levels post-surgery.
- Results showed that a significant drop in PTH levels (≥70%) predicted hypocalcemia with high accuracy, suggesting that quick PTH tests could help identify patients at lower risk and allow for earlier discharge from the hospital.
Topographic Positions of the Wharton's Duct Orifice in Children.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg
December 2022
Purpose: Sialoendoscopic, orthodontic, and surgical interventions within the floor of the mouth require precise knowledge of the topography of the Wharton's duct orifices which is still lacking for the pediatric population. We aimed to establish a normative database for the topography of these orifices in children.
Methods: The prospective cross-sectional analytic study was performed during January to December 2021.
Purpose: We aimed to establish a normative database for the topography of Wharton's duct orifices and to indicate the localization and distances of the orifices against other oral structures.
Methods: The prospective study involved 3,000 healthy adults. We measured the cranial index, the distances between the mandible gonions and the orifices and between each orifice and the lingual frenulum, the position of the orifices against each other, and against the base of the tongue and the mandibular alveolar ridge.
Background: We compared the curettage/bone grafting and the curettage/bone graft substitutes surgical techniques in their relation to functional outcomes, oncologic outcome (recurrence, malignant transformation), the rate of postsurgical complications, durations of surgery and of postsurgical immobilization for hand-localized cases of solitary and multiple enchondromas.
Methods: The current prospective randomized trial analyzed 200 adult patients (2012-2017) with enchondroma who underwent surgical intervention. The cases were randomly divided into Group 1 (n = 100; F 56, M 44) for surgeries with curettage and autogenous bone grafting, and Group 2 (n = 100; F 55, M 45) for surgeries with curettage and bone graft substitutes.