Meticulous Approach to Medial Palpebral Ligament in Lateral Rhinotomy: Avoiding Canthus Malposition
The positional stability of the inner canthus is mainly provided by the anterior limb of the medial palpable ligament (MPL). Proper repair of the anterior limb of the MPL is extremely important to prevent postoperative canthus malposition. This video presents proven techniques and technical tips for MPL management in medial maxillectomy via a lateral rhinotomy. Laryngoscope, 135:622-625, 2025.
Authors
- Kenji Kondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0496-5067)
- Kenya Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5823-3718)
- Satoru Miyawaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6369-3391)
- Yusuke Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3239-1152)
- Yuki Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-7783)
- Koji Yamamura
- Shimpei Miyamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4367-6927)
Institutions
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Laryngoscope
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31859
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Cancer Center Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science