Frontoplastia endoscópica: três anos de experiência Endoscopic frontoplasty: 3-year experience

A frontoplastia endoscópica (FE) representa um significativo avanço para a elevação das sobrancelhas, tendo substituído a técnica coronal clássica. OBJETIVO: Demonstrar a casuística e avaliar os resultados e complicações com a técnica de FE no Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. PACIENTES E MÉTODOS: De janeiro de 2001 a janeiro de 2004, 67 pacientes foram submetidos à FE, sendo que 7 à "técnica dos triângulos". As idades variaram entre 38 a 59 anos (média de 48,3 anos), sendo 65 (97%) do sexo feminino. RESULTADOS: Destes, 56 pacientes apresentaram resultado satisfatório, 2 apresentaram déficit estético notado pelo cirurgião e pelo paciente. Dos 7 pacientes submetidos à "técnica dos triângulos", todos apresentaram resultado satisfatório. Todos apresentaram melhora da ptose lateral do terço lateral e glabelar das sobrancelhas e diminuição das rugas verticais e frontais. A cirurgia revisional foi necessária em 2 pacientes nos quais ocorreu recorrência da ptose. Houve um paciente que apresentou paralisia do ramo frontal do nervo facial unilateral. Com a "técnica dos triângulos", 5 pacientes apresentaram cicatriz visível no local das incisões. CONCLUSÃO: A FE é uma técnica que produz resultados satisfatórios na grande maioria dos casos, com baixo índice de complicações.<br>Endoscopic forehead lift (EFL) represents a significant progress, even replacing the classic coronal and pretriquial techniques. AIM: To demonstrate a series of cases and to evaluate results and complications with EFL in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Federal University of Uberlândia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2001 to January 2004, 67 patients were submitted to EFL, and 7 of these were submitted to the so called "triangles technique". Their ages ranged between 38 and 59 years; and 65 (97%) were females. RESULTS: Of these, 56 patients presented satisfactory result and 2 presented aesthetic deficits noticed by the surgeon and the patient. Of the 7 patients submitted to the "triangles’ technique", all showed satisfactory results. All the patients had improvements on their ptosis of the lateral and glabellar third of the brows and reduction in vertical and frontal wrinkles. Revision surgery was necessary in 2 patients that had ptosis recurrence. There was one unilateral paralysis of the front branch of the facial nerve. With the "triangles’ technique", 5 patients presented visible scars. CONCLUSION: EFL is a technique that produces satisfactory results in the great majority of patients, with low complication rates

Psychometric Characteristics of Non-instrumental Swallowing and Feeding Assessments in Pediatrics: A Systematic Review Using COSMIN

As early diagnosis of swallowing and feeding difficulties in infants and children is of utmost importance, there is a need to evaluate the quality of the psychometric properties of pediatric assessments of swallowing and feeding. A systematic review was performed summarizing the psychometric properties of non-instrumental assessments for swallowing and feeding difficulties in pediatrics; no data were identified for the remaining twelve assessments. The COSMIN taxonomy and checklist were used to evaluate the methodological quality of 23 publications on psychometric properties. For each assessment, an overall quality score for each measurement property was determined. As psychometric data proved incomplete, conflicting or indeterminate for all assessments, only preliminary conclusions could be drawn; the most robust assessment based on current data is the dysphagia disorder survey (DDS). However, further research is needed to provide additional information on all psychometric properties for all assessments