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BACKGROUND:The authors evaluate effectiveness, safety and cosmetic results obtained using the new skin closing system Medizip. METHODS:At the Thoracic Surgery Department of the National Cancer Institute (Milan) between June 1999 and March 2001, in 30 patients who underwent median sternotomy for bilateral pulmonary wedge resections, Medizip a new skin-closing system to suture the sternal wounds has been used. Twenty patients were under 30 (66%) and 6 of the 10 remaining were females. The average age was 34.25+/-21.60 years, (median: 25, range: 12-72). It took about half a minute (average time: 30.00+/-10.54 seconds) to perform all the application manoeuvres. In order to better evaluate the cosmetic results obtained, a scale of three levels was created: level 1: very good, level 2: satisfactory, level 3: inadequate. RESULTS:Twenty-eight 20 cm-long zippers, one 25 cm-long and one 30 cm-long were employed. Medizip has been kept in site for 9.88+/-2.12 days on average (median: 9; range: 8-12). The time employed for each dressing was on average 70.00+/-21.35 seconds (median: 70, range: 46-128). No wound infections were observed even if all the patients were affected by neoplastic diseases and were immunocompromised because of lots of antiblastic treatments. The quick removal (few seconds) and the non-invasiveness of the disposal constitutes remarkable advantages. Using the criteria previously described, 26 patients at level 1 (87%), and 4 (13%) at level 2 were classified. CONCLUSIONS:Medizip is considered to be an effective skin-closure system easy and quick to handle, assuring very good cosmetic results, with non-invasive removal, particularly useful in pediatric patients and in young adults affected by neoplastic diseases undergone to a lot of combined treatments.
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Minerva Chirjournal_title
Minerva chirurgicaauthors
Brega Massone PP,Conti B,Magnani B,Lequaglie C,Cataldo Ikeywords:
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2003-02-01 00:00:00pages
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1827-1626journal_volume
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杂志文章abstract：:Cystic fibrolymphangioma of the mesentery as an unusual cause of acute abdomen in infancy is described. This form is one of the many mesenteric cysts whose pathogenesis has not yet been established. Preoperative diagnosis of such cysts is very difficult, and there are very few cases in which a close study has been pos...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1980-02-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1975-06-15 00:00:00
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更新日期：1992-06-30 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1976-03-15 00:00:00
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更新日期：1981-10-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1989-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1977-05-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A case of great bleeding cyst formation in the abdominal wall is presented. Some aspects of differential diagnosis are discussed and the technique used to close the resultant hole in the intestinal wall after removing the cyst. The particular technical method they used permitted the reconstruction without using artifi...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1980-03-31 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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doi：10.23736/S0026-4733.17.07310-2
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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doi：
更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Personal experience of short-term chemoprophylaxis with piperacillin in 261 consecutive "clean" and "non-contaminating" operations is reported. Piperacillin was employed in a dose of 2 g i.m. every 8 hours for a total of 48 hours, the first administration being carried out at the same time as pre-anaesthesia. Results ...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The authors report their experience using biofragmentable anastomosis ring (BAR) in bowel anastomosis. Starting January 1993 to February 1994, 46 intestinal anastomoses were performed using BAR, and particularly 39 end-to-end colo-colostomies, 2 end-to-side colo-colostomies and 5 end-to-side ileo-colostomies. 35 patie...
journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1991-09-30 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1993-10-31 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1977-02-28 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1990-03-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva chirurgica
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更新日期：1993-09-30 00:00:00
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更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00
