Publications by authors named "Shengyu Tang"

Purpose: This clinical study aimed to design and utilize a modified rotation-advancement technique (MRAT) with a resembling rectangular flap on the lateral lip for primary unilateral cheiloplasty and evaluated its postoperative outcomes.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients with a unilateral cleft lip who had undergone initial cheiloplasty with MRAT. The postoperative outcomes were assessed for nasolabial symmetry by photogrammetry.

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Background: As a traditional Chinese therapy, acupuncture is proposed worldwide as a treatment for pain and other health problems, but findings on acupuncture analgesia have been inconsistent because of its variable modalities of therapeutic intervention.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the existing animal studies for evidence on acupuncture and its effect on glia in association with a reduction in pain conditions.

Methods: Literature searches were performed in four English- and Chinese-language databases (Web of Science, PubMed, EMBASE, and CNKI) on October 8, 2021.

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Objective: Unilateral complete cleft lip and palate (UCCLP) is associated with apparent nasal deformities before the cheilorrhaphy. The aim of this study was to determine whether preoperative correction techniques are effective in the treatment of nasal deformities in infant with unilateral UCCLP used by the systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: We searched Medline, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PubMed, and Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM) until January 31, 2019, to identify studies that compared the effectiveness of preoperative correction techniques in the treatment of nasal deformities in infant with UCCLP.

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